Andrea Johnston

New York is where dreams come true. Or at least that's what I've been told. What I didn't know was that my dream of working in theater and my crush on Hollywood superstar Hunter Stone would collide into a reality I never planned.After missed encounters and a spontaneous few weeks together, I find myself lost in his charms and enamored with his passion for acting. Beyond his good looks and brooding reputation is a man who sends my heart racing and leaves me wondering if fictional boyfriends are real.***Passion and drive have made all of my acting dreams a reality. All I've worked for is at my fingertips, but I can't seem to settle. In my life or on my future.Meeting Celeste Pumperkin was never part of my plan. Her own dreams and passion for the stage have reminded me of a life beyond the big screen and celebrity. Holding her in my arms and staring into her eyes should frighten me but instead I feel solace. Our paths didn't cross by happenstance, it was always meant to be. It has to be because our story is better than the book.

He thinks he's so perfect with his model behavior . . . and he just might be. Reading and reviewing books is my hobby. Rescuing wildlife is my passion. It never occurred to me that both my hobby and passion would collide in the strangest of ways one day. I was perfectly content in my quiet little world. Working, reading, and supporting my favorite authors left little time for dating or a relationship. Besides, when you take the horizontal mambo off the table, you sort of limit your prospects. Then one night, Matthew Roberts in all his cover model glory blew into my life and swept me off my feet. Life as a single dad is not for the weak. Especially when your daughter is a spunky six-year-old with a passion for singing and a weakness for baby animals. I've been strictly focused on being her dad and smiling for the camera to provide for her future. Having my abs splashed on the cover of romance novels hasn't left much time for a personal life. Much to my mother's dismay. When a storm dropped--literally--a wild animal into my life, I knew there was one person who could help us--Carrie Myers. I just never expected her to save not only the small squirrel but to also find her way into my heart. Sometimes the most unlikely person can be your greatest gift.

A childhood best friend romance with a twist.You know how the story goes . . . Boy and girl are childhood best friends. Boy moves away and devastates girl. Years later, two strangers meet on the internet and one of them has a secret.Or two.When Ally Honeycutt rushes home to her small town of Pickerton Grove she never expected to find her once best friend working at his family's business. No longer the small little boy she once chased lightning bugs with, Drew Collins would give any sinful rock star a run for his money. With soulful dark brown eyes and hair that slips easily through her fingers, she's less worried about what he keeps trying to tell her and more interested in the way his lips feel on hers.Drew Collins has made a lot of mistakes in his life, the last one landing him behind bars. He never dreamed a single dare would find him back in contact with the first girl he ever loved. Ally Honeycutt is everything good in the world, and his mistakes make him the bad boy every fictional girl dreams of. Now if he could only stop falling in love long enough to tell her the secrets that could ruin it all. They say you can't go home again but what happens when home is in the heart of your best friend

He's the plot twist she didn't hear coming.Becoming a book narrator was never my goal. But if your deep voice tempts romance listeners to swoon and throw their proverbial panties at you, plans change. When an unexpected chain of events rockets my easy-going and chill life in a completely different direction, I tackle it like I do everything--with humor, wit, and a little bit of my "Hawk Weaver" charm. That's not a hardship, though. It means establishing a friendship with erotic romance author, Donna Moreno. She's a game changer. In all the best ways. As an over-thirty single woman who writes erotica for a living, you would think I spend my days fighting off every handsome, dirty-mouthed billionaire in a twenty-mile radius. I don't. Sure, I have a checklist for my ideal man who I write in my books. I just haven't found "the one" in the real world. Todd Chimolski may not check all the boxes on my current list, but there's something to be said for a friend who makes you laugh and puts on a suit to make all your fantasies come true. Hearing him bring the words I've written to life is nothing short of an eargasm, and that's a box I didn't know I needed checked. What happens when the woman who writes sexy romance and the man who narrates it build a friendship that quickly turns to more?

A #MyNewLife and Country Road Series Crossover Standalone