Margins
Change of Heart book cover
Change of Heart
2023
First Published
282
Number of Pages

* The Heart Knows series books are the sweet version of Lee Kilraine’s Cates Brothers books. This is the same romance but with all cursing and sexual situations removed. *No swearing* *No sex scenes* Change of Heart is the sweet version of You Can’t Hurry Love . Change of Heart is a closed door romance with plenty of chemistry & swoony kisses and then — *fade-to-black.* Paxton Lawyer Paxton Cates has his path to a judgeship all mapped out, except his bachelor status is keeping him off too many of the guest lists where all the real networking is done. So when Ms. Goody-Two-Shoes Joyner—the bane of his youth—calls him for help, he sees a chance for them to help each other. What’s a little quid quo pro between enemies? Jolene High school English teacher Jolene Joyner is in trouble for the first time in her perfect life. When she lands in jail, she needs to call her life-long nemesis for help. He’ll help—for a price. All she has to do is… Pose as Paxton’s fake girlfriend! Who’s going to believe that? And there’s one other teensy, weensy problem… After a lifetime of being good, Jo really loves being bad. In fact, she has plans to be bad more often. A good girl would warn Paxton, but a bad girl…she’ll let him figure it out for himself. Change of Heart is a full-length, small-town enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a good girl going bad, a by-the-book lawyer going off script, a B & E to save a dog, and two people finally figuring out why they’ve rubbed each other the wrong way forever. No swearing. No sex scenes. No cheating. No cliffhanger. A romance with a little heat, humor, heart and a sigh-worthy HEA.

Authors

Lee Kilraine
Lee Kilraine
Author · 11 books
Lee Kilraine lives in the pine woods of North Carolina. When she isn't typing away on her computer with her golden retriever, Harley, destroying something at her feet, you might find her on her front porch swing plotting her next book while guarding her garden from the local gang of deer. She has a weakness for dogs, bacon cheeseburgers, red wine and Alpha heroes. She loves reading and writing stories with a HEA and if they make her laugh...well, that's perfect.
M.L. Collins
M.L. Collins
Author · 11 books

M.L. Collins has done stuff. Good stuff. Bad stuff. Fun stuff. Boring stuff. She believes in true love, laughing loud and often, being kind, and assuming the best in people until they show her otherwise. She loves classic rock, old Motown, and ’90s country music. Just try to stop her from dancing. Although, please don’t, because she loves dancing. (But, for the love of Pete, do stop her from singing; only people who love her dearly should have to suffer through that.) She hates naps, dill pickles, and scary movies. Loves windy days, dogs, and LOTR. She’s an unashamed lover of sprinkles on cupcakes. M.L. loves reading and writing quirky sweet romance novels that makes you snicker, swoon, and sigh.

548 Market St PMB 65688, San Francisco California 94104-5401 USA
© 2026 Paratext Inc. All rights reserved