Lauren Rowe

When a wronged bride and an NFL quarterback find themselves sharing the same Hawaiian vacation, a no-strings, just-for-fun encounter quickly becomes unforgettable in this warm-hearted, extra spicy football romance for fans of Sarah Adams, Tessa Bailey, Monica Murphy, Kristen Callihan, and Lucy Score. **DELUXE LIMITED EDITON with interior 4-color character art, designed chapter headers, and stenciled edges ** "Strangers-to-vacation roommates-to-lovers? Chasing the Ring is Lauren Rowe at her most brilliant " --Lucy Score, #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Benedetto's wedding day just went viral . . . for all the wrong reasons. After a heated blowout with her lying, cheating fianc at the altar, Iris storms off on a solo honeymoon--loudly announcing that she's finally going to find out what good sex is all about. Rebranding from small-town preschool teacher to #Horny Runaway Bride was not the plan, but the insanely hot stranger who ends up double-booked in her bungalow on the island of Kauai is an opportunity even devastated Iris can't ignore. It's not often NFL quarterback Roman Maguire meets someone who doesn't recognize him. Even rarer to have that someone barge in while he's taking a shower and quickly make him an irresistible offer. Roman is in Hawaii to secure the deal that could finally land him a Super Bowl ring--and closer proximity to his son. A sexy fling in paradise is a perfect way to spend a week with a surprise roommate . . . Except . . . suddenly a week doesn't seem nearly enough. And once the truth about Roman's identity, Iris's internet infamy, and all kinds of loyalty-testing secrets are revealed, will they both be willing to step into the real-life spotlight together?

Growing up, I knew my older brother's best friend, Colin, thought of me as "Logan's kid sister." For me, though, our next-door neighbor felt like anything but a sibling. Whenever I spied on Colin through my bedroom window as he banged away, shirtless, on his drum kit, I felt sensations inside me I'd definitely never felt for my actual brother.Fast-forward nine years to my big brother's wedding, and I shared a secret, electrifying, drunken kiss with Colin-a certified rockstar nowadays-that rocked my freaking world. The next morning, though, Colin blamed the alcohol. Said we should pretend the kiss, and my unfortunate text afterward-and especially, the shocking, dirty thing he whispered into my ear afterwards-never happened. Yeah . . . no, Colin. Now that we're going to be working together, all bets are off.SWOON is a forced proximity, spicy, funny, brother's best friend, forbidden romance that will make you laugh, fan yourself, want to slap the hero a time or two, and, yes, swoon, all the way to Colin and Amy's happily ever after.

Growing up, I knew my older brother's best friend, Colin, thought of me as "Logan's kid sister." For me, though, our next-door neighbor felt like anything but a sibling. Whenever I spied on Colin through my bedroom window as he banged away, shirtless, on his drum kit, I felt sensations inside me I'd definitely never felt for my actual brother.Fast-forward nine years to my big brother's wedding, and I shared a secret, electrifying, drunken kiss with Colin-a certified rockstar nowadays-that rocked my freaking world. The next morning, though, Colin blamed the alcohol. Said we should pretend the kiss, and my unfortunate text afterward-and especially, the shocking, dirty thing he whispered into my ear afterwards-never happened. Yeah . . . no, Colin. Now that we're going to be working together, all bets are off.SWOON is a forced proximity, spicy, funny, brother's best friend, forbidden romance that will make you laugh, fan yourself, want to slap the hero a time or two, and, yes, swoon, all the way to Colin and Amy's happily ever after.

I met Alessandra at a party. Tried to impress her. Was almost positive I was going to fail. I think I said something along the lines of, "I'm a Goat called Fish who's hung like a bull-but not really. I'm actually pretty average." Smooth. I know. Try not to be jealous.When she laughed-and I mean, really laughed-I knew she wasn't like the clout chasers I'd been meeting on tour. Hell, she wasn't even in the same stratosphere. At one point during the party, Alessandra said, "There's nothing like a girl's first love." I knew she was talking about the first smash hit by my band, 22 Goats. Alessandra said it was the first song she'd heard by us and it "hit her like a ton of bricks." Ironic, seeing as how I was having the same reaction from being in her presence.I made it my mission to impress her. Give her the kiss of a lifetime that night. But since I've always been the dude with zero game, nothing went according to plan. I'm not giving up, though. I'm going to win this girl over. I'm done sitting on the sidelines, watching the bad boy getting the girl. This time, the nice guy will finish first. Even if it's the last thing he'll do.Smitten is a bestselling standalone romance with no prior reading required that's interconnected with the world of River Records and the Morgan brothers.