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Sam Walsh is ready to call himself a married man.He's finally put an end to decades of self-destruction and turned over a healthy new leaf. But love and marriage are only the beginning-and it's all about to get more complicated. Tiel Desai never planned on saying "I do" again.Before she can blink, she's swept up into a Walsh wedding whirlwind while also busy winning over her future in-laws, grappling with a bumpy adjustment to her new job, and keeping it together when a string of disappointments hit.They're trying to build a future but that means demolishing the past.They beat back their demons and learn to love each other through every season of life, but love might not be the solution to every problem that crawls their way.

Matthew Walsh doesn't have feelings, and he likes it that way.Between breathing life into his family's third generation Boston architecture shop, keeping the peace with his five siblings, and competing in triathlons, he doesn't have much time for feelings.At least that's the case until Lauren Halsted tumbles into his life.The feisty, beautiful blonde isn't what he wants and definitely not what he expects. She's so much more.Lauren Halsted doesn't have time and that's turning into a real problem for her. Losing focus isn't something Lauren does with any regularity. She has checklists and to-do lists and action plans a mile long. She doesn't have distractions and she doesn't let anyone tell her what to do. When she trips down a flight of stairs and into her architect's arms, she gives into distraction for one night. They weren't looking but they found each other anyway.

Patrick Walsh needs a win. He needs a good year. He needs something to-finally-go his way. After their father's slow, angry death, the Walsh family's third-generation historic preservation architecture firm is back on its feet and Patrick finally stands at the helm.Andy Asani is not what Patrick expected from an apprentice. First, she's competent. Not just that, she's scary-brilliant. Second, she's obsessed with historic preservation-and the only person outside of Patrick's partners who shares his passion for crumbling buildings. And most troubling of all, he's obsessed with her.He doesn't need her complicating his life but he wants her more than anything, and she might just cost him everything.Andy Asani doesn't want to fantasize about her boss.She's not that girl and she doesn't want to turn into that girl. She's too busy kicking ass at her coveted apprenticeship and exploring the best Boston has to offer in hot yoga and cool nightlife. She's not going to throw any of that away because her boss won't stop rolling up his shirtsleeves and glowering at her.Until she throws it all away.Their plans are about to undergo some major renovations.

Erin Walsh walked through fire and she lived to tell about it.Not that the volcanologist is interested in telling anyone anything about her personal life. She ran away for a reason and she ran from everything-her home, her family, her secrets, their tragedies-and now that she's finally discovered a few shreds of peace, she's not about to destroy it by returning to the place that caused her so much pain.But her brother is getting married and he's insisting she be there to celebrate with the whole family. Her plan is to white-knuckle and panic-sweat through the weekend. She never plans on falling for her brother's best friend. Nick Acevedo woke up married.He doesn't regret a single thing, not even marrying his best friend's sister behind his back, but Nick has no idea what happens next. His life-and the final years of his pediatric neurosurgery fellowship-are in Boston while his new wife has a research agenda packed with expeditions all over the globe. There's no way they can make it work-but somehow they forge ahead with endless strings of emails, cozy video calls, getaways in far-away places. And secrets. So many secrets kept for so long. Nick's willing to sacrifice everything to bring his wife home but it might not be enough.

Shannon Walsh is the boss.She put herself back together again after enduring traumas no one should have to face, and now she's too strong and secure to let anything slow her down.That includes an arrogant Navy SEAL who gives her two of the wildest nights of her life. But those nights soon turn into stolen weekends and secret holidays, and then the moments begin to matter more than the hot nights.But Shannon's priorities are her family and their historic preservation architecture firm. She can't-and won't-sacrifice any piece of that for anyone.Will Halsted has never walked away from a challenge.After years spent in the Special Forces, his entire life is classified. Where he's been, what he's seen, what he's done. There is no mission too dangerous.Falling for a fierce, feisty redhead is the last thing he expected from a wedding weekend hookup but fighting it is like swimming against a riptide. Every minute is a glorious power struggle with Shannon Walsh but her life and her family are in Boston, and nothing will ever change that. Not even falling in love.

Matthew Walsh doesn't have feelings, and he likes it that way.Between breathing life into his family's third generation Boston architecture shop, keeping the peace with his five siblings, and competing in triathlons, he doesn't have much time for feelings.At least that's the case until Lauren Halsted tumbles into his life.The feisty, beautiful blonde isn't what he wants and definitely not what he expects. She's so much more.Lauren Halsted doesn't have time and that's turning into a real problem for her. Losing focus isn't something Lauren does with any regularity. She has checklists and to-do lists and action plans a mile long. She doesn't have distractions and she doesn't let anyone tell her what to do. When she trips down a flight of stairs and into her architect's arms, she gives into distraction for one night. They weren't looking but they found each other anyway.

Sam Walsh is hanging on by a thread. He works hard at concealing his chronic illnesses and represses the lingering pains of childhood, but he's running out of vices to distract him from his wounds. Nothing feels good anymore. Not his prize-winning work preserving historic homes, not the family that refuses to give up on him even when he's at his most self-destructive. The only thing he wants is the conservatory-trained chaos he meets in a stalled elevator car.She's the friend he never asked for and can't imagine living without. Then, she's more than a friend. She's everything.Tiel Desai is not the same person she used to be.She's finally found a place for herself in Boston, leaving the rejection and disappointment of her past behind. She keeps herself too busy to think about any of it, her days spent in grad school and with neurodivergent children in her music therapy practice, her nights devoted to the city's underground music scene.She's learned how to get by-until Sam Walsh crashes into her world. He up-ends everything and takes spaces in her life she didn't know she had to give. They find more in each other than they ever realized they were missing. But finding it might not be enough to keep it-or each other.

Riley Walsh doesn't want a fake girlfriend but he needs one.It's the only thing he can do to deal with an ex who doesn't believe it's over and years of pining for the most off-limits woman in his world-his sister-in-law.Alexandra Emmerling can't catch a break. She's left picking up the pieces of her ex's humiliating lies and manipulations, rendering her reputation in her ultra-competitive surgical residency program seems beyond repair.A simple arrangement.Two months. Four dates. Five at the most. But possibly six. Definitely no more than six. Only the appearance of a romantic relationship is required. No other benefits involved in this agreement. One weekend to unravel the entire plan.After waking up in bed together-very naked, very hungover-the terms and conditions of their arrangement no longer apply. But that doesn't mean they're finished with each other.

What's better than a revenge date?A revenge husband.Pro quarterback Ryan Ralston has always known two things. First, he's desperately in love with his best friend Emme Ahlborg. Second-and most importantly-he still has no idea how to tell her.The marriage pact they made in their senior yearbook was the closest he ever came. Years passed and Emme forgot about their promise. Ryan never did, especially not on his thirtieth birthday.Emme can't catch a break. Always unlucky in love, her cheating ex is a groomsman in her best friend's wedding-and there's no way she's showing up alone.Ryan offers her the one thing better than a wedding date: a revenge husband. And he's not just any fake husband but the NFL's brightest star...and in need of serious reputation rehab. Playing the part of the happy couple comes easy and soon enough, the lines between real and fake blur. They disappear altogether when there's just one bed.All Ryan has to do is save Emme from her ex, find her step-sister an internship, and get his wife to fall in love with him-or fumble the one thing he's ever wanted: her heart.

Grey's Anatomy meets a gender-swapped Wedding Crashers in this spicy rom-com about a one-night stand with The One, walking the tightrope of love and workplace ethics, and knowing which rules are worth breaking. Every summer, superstar surgeon Whitney Aldritch crashes weddings with her best friend. The first one was an accident though after a decade of dropping in uninvited, they're masters of their craft. They keep the rules simple and they never go to bed alone. Then there's Henry Hazlette, best man and the best one-night stand of Whit's summer. She never imagined she'd see him again but now he's one of her new surgical residents-and completely off-limits. Whitney has staked her reputation on leading the hospital's new ethics initiative. While Henry is under her supervision, they have to keep it professional. But it doesn't help that she can't turn around without running face-first into his offensively broad chest or rubbing up against him in crammed elevators. Also not helping: the way he smiles at her like he can hear her every not-safe-for-work thought. All they have to do is survive this residency-and the accidental tarot card readings that hit too close to home, a few uninvited houseguests, and the hospital's hyperactive rumor mill-but only if they're prepared to bend some rules as the feelings go from just for tonight to get it out of our systems to mine.

His best friend's little sister is not an option.No one ever accused Beckett Loew of being the nice Loew brother, especially not Sunny Du Jardin.Stuck back home in the quirky town of Friendship, Rhode Island, Beckett is scrambling to save his family's oyster bar and take care of his teenage brother. He doesn't have time to deal with the beautiful, sunshine-y owner of the new vegan cafe next door too. His best friend's little sister may be all grown up, but Sunny's still a distracting pain in his side. No one expects much from Sunny Du Jardin, especially not Beckett Loew. She's not worried about her older brother's tall, dark, and broody best friend or the battles he insists on waging with her every day. She's not the same kid he teased years ago. Now, she composts his type for breakfast. They're all wrong for each other. Bitter rivals. Complete opposites. Off limits. Except they can't keep their hands off each other. They tell themselves it's nothing more than a steamy summer fling until secrets spill and real trouble comes their way.CW: chronic illness (epilepsy), mention of childhood bullying, putting the fun in dysfunctional families, parents who turn into accidental criminals, incarceration, open door spice, suspense and moments of peril.

His best friend's little sister is not an option.No one ever accused Beckett Loew of being the nice Loew brother, especially not Sunny Du Jardin.Stuck back home in the quirky town of Friendship, Rhode Island, Beckett is scrambling to save his family's oyster bar and take care of his teenage brother. He doesn't have time to deal with the beautiful, sunshine-y owner of the new vegan cafe next door too. His best friend's little sister may be all grown up, but Sunny's still a distracting pain in his side. No one expects much from Sunny Du Jardin, especially not Beckett Loew. She's not worried about her older brother's tall, dark, and broody best friend or the battles he insists on waging with her every day. She's not the same kid he teased years ago. Now, she composts his type for breakfast. They're all wrong for each other. Bitter rivals. Complete opposites. Off limits. Except they can't keep their hands off each other. They tell themselves it's nothing more than a steamy summer fling until secrets spill and real trouble comes their way.CW: chronic illness (epilepsy), mention of childhood bullying, putting the fun in dysfunctional families, parents who turn into accidental criminals, incarceration, open door spice, suspense and moments of peril.

His best friend's little sister is not an option.No one ever accused Beckett Loew of being the nice Loew brother, especially not Sunny Du Jardin.Stuck back home in the quirky town of Friendship, Rhode Island, Beckett is scrambling to save his family's oyster bar and take care of his teenage brother. He doesn't have time to deal with the beautiful, sunshine-y owner of the new vegan cafe next door too. His best friend's little sister may be all grown up, but Sunny's still a distracting pain in his side. No one expects much from Sunny Du Jardin, especially not Beckett Loew. She's not worried about her older brother's tall, dark, and broody best friend or the battles he insists on waging with her every day. She's not the same kid he teased years ago. Now, she composts his type for breakfast. They're all wrong for each other. Bitter rivals. Complete opposites. Off limits. Except they can't keep their hands off each other. They tell themselves it's nothing more than a steamy summer fling until secrets spill and real trouble comes their way.CW: chronic illness (epilepsy), mention of childhood bullying, putting the fun in dysfunctional families, parents who turn into accidental criminals, incarceration, open door spice, suspense and moments of peril.

Eight weeks of forced proximity is a long time to hate someone you're trying not to love.Sebastian Stremmel doesn't need another headache. He has enough of his own without Sara Shapiro, the noisy new reconstructive surgeon, stomping all around his surgical wing with her chippy, chirpy cheerfulness. But Sebastian doesn't usually get what he wants. No one gets under his skin like Sara - so much so a heated "debate" and an exam room left in shambles later, they land themselves in eight weeks of hospital-mandated conflict resolution counseling. Now they're forced to fight fair...which quickly leads them to playing dirty when no one's looking. They know it's a mistake. They promise themselves it will never happen again. They swear they got it out of their systems.They didn't.Author's Note: Grumpy/recovering people-pleaser sunshine. Introverts attract. Enemies-to-lovers in the workplace. Banter, bicker, and button-pushing foreplay. Don't tell the friend group, get jealous when the friend group tries to fix her up.CW/TW: chronic illness, absent/negligent parents, history of disordered eating.

When Shay Zucconi's step-grandmother died, she left Shay a tulip farm-under two conditions.First, Shay has to move home to the small town of Friendship, Rhode Island. Second-and most problematic since her fianc just called off the wedding-Shay must be married within one year. Marriage is the last thing in the world Shay wants but she'll do anything to save the only real home she's ever known.Noah Barden loved Shay Zucconi back in high school. Not that he ever told her. He was too shy, too awkward, too painfully uncool to ask out the beautiful, popular girl. A lifetime later, Noah is a single dad to his niece and has his hands full running the family business. That old crush is the farthest thing from his mind.Until Shay returns to their hometown and turns his life upside down. CW/TW: absentee parent(s), brief mention of parent death, brief mention of parent chronic illness, mention of incarceration, mention of temporary foster care placement, reference to teenage teasing/bullying (not detailed, not explicit), brief incidence of fat-shaming, living with a neurodivergent child

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