She's a raunchy, free-spirited dancer from LA looking for fun and fame. He's a reserved, overthinking collegiate from the East Coast looking for something meaningful. Their spring break fling leaves them both feeling something unexpected—something real. Too bad nothing can come of a bi-coastal romance, right? Warm up your Fall season with a steamy, flirty and fun, heart-tugging rollercoaster that ends with a HEA—a HEA that'll echo throughout The Messy Business of Love standalone series!Subscribers to the newsletter will get a FREE bonus epilogue chapter!"The hope of something better can ruin the chance for something amazing." Isabella Monroe is living her best life, doing whatever it takes to achieve her dreams while struggling to pass this semester. It'd be a helluva lot easier if her life wasn't imploding thanks to her ex-boyfriend punishing her betrayal by leaking her secrets and intimate photos across the internet... When his revenge campaign hits campus, she realizes she either has to intervene or drop out. One night where nothing goes wrong. Is that too much to ask for? Dion Johnson arrives in LA for one last epic week with his best bros before graduation. A spring break full of sightseeing, drunk nights, and one-night-stands is the goal. Then Dion sees Isabella and, suddenly, pursuing anyone else just seems pointless. All he needs is an in. And as he's devising a smooth introduction, he witnesses a moment that ruins her night. A spilled tray of loaded nachos and a bold act of kindness spurs a passionate fling with the potential to become so much more—or at least it might if living on opposite coasts and Isabella's commitment-phobia weren't major obstacles...