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Hotel Bellwether
Series · 3 books · 2026

Books in series

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#2

Key Change

2026

Never mix business with pleasure… especially when you’re banging the boss. Jo Baker is the best damn bartender / model / nanny around, and she knows it. Too bad she still can’t pay her rent—until the silver fox at the end of the bar offers her a short-term nannying gig and a one-night stand worthy of a girls’ night debrief. Three days at a luxury resort on the California coast watching Derek’s seven-year-old daughter? No problem. Not climbing back into bed with the hot single dad? Impossible. Derek Owens needs to help a washed-up boy band launch their comeback, manage one last blockbuster tour, and then he can settle down and be the father his daughter deserves. But spending time with the sassy bartender-turned-nanny is the farthest thing imaginable from “settling down.” So Derek does what he does best: he takes control. And that includes one rule he cannot break if he and his daughter have any chance of not leaving CA heartbroken—do not fall for the nanny. Key Change is a spicy, single dad / nanny, vacation romance between a grumpy music executive and the woman who loves to push his buttons. This standalone in the Hotel Bellwether series has a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
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#3

No Room For Rivals

2026

I’m competing for a promotion I’ve spent years earning. He’s treating this like it’s a game. Hi. I’m Ivy Ellison—strategic, data-driven, and about to strangle my coworker on camera. Cole Hartwell, company wildcard and my professional rival, is six feet of muscle that screams “trust me, it’ll work”. My romantic history is a graveyard of being the "second choice." Men don't choose me—they settle. So long ago, I decided to choose my career. I'm one step away from my dream role, and the only thing standing in my way is Cole’s smug, handsome face. One high-stakes trip. One career-making campaign. And one cramped hotel suite not designed for two people who "hate" each other this much. The assignment? Produce a live-streamed eco-activism singles weekend at the Hotel Bellwether. The celebrity headliner? Blaze Tate, a caffeinated golden retriever with a gazillion followers and zero impulse control. When he cannonballs into the ocean with sea lions, donations pour in. The more he goes off script, the more I lose my sanity. Cole treats our rivalry like foreplay and acts like the sleeping arrangements (and my curves) are somehow his problem. He’s determined to prove that winging it wins campaigns, and every viral spike is proving him right. Somewhere between fighting for my career and resisting the urge to shut him up with my mouth, I’m starting to wonder if the biggest risk isn't losing my promotion—but walking away from the one person who might finally choose me first. Book #3 in the Hotel Bellwether series, delivers enemies-to-lovers-tension with one bed, forced proximity, competence kink, and a slow burn that absolutely brings the heat. Perfect for fans of Meghan Quinn chaos and Tessa Bailey steam.
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#5

A Bitter Suite Divide

2026

Hotel Bellwether has a long history of broken hearts finding love. And Sadie’s heart is broken from a situationship that was really more of a string of one-night stands. But she is at the resort for her sister’s wedding and will absolutely not be falling in love. Then Jamison, the man responsible for the tiny pieces of her heart, arrives. Discovering he’s the best man—and brother—of the groom ruins her plans to forget all about his stupid gorgeous face. When surly Jamison sees Sadie in the Bellwether’s lobby, he can’t believe the luck. She’s always so fun that even he can’t be a stick in the mud. But his mood quickly sours when she pretends to not know him, and worse is confusingly livid to be stuck with neighboring suites. For the sake of their siblings, they’ll play nice and pretend to be strangers despite the heated nights they’ve spent together. But resisting the force of their attraction might be the hardest thing they’ve ever done. A Bitter Suite Divide is a steamy second-chance, enemies to lovers, with a guaranteed HEA.

Authors

MéLisa Ryun
MéLisa Ryun
Author · 7 books
MéLisa Ryun is our pen name, and we're a husband-wife duo who've been finishing each other's sentences (and steamy scenes) for nearly 30 years. We left the glitz of Hollywood for the glitter of Vegas. Despite calling Sin City home, we say what happens in Vegas should definitely not stay in Vegas-not when it comes to our scorching hot romcoms.We spend our days in a death match of yoga and joke-writing. It's like we're competing in a bizarre reality show where the winner gets to avoid stepping outside into Satan's armpit. We used to write for Hollywood and YouTube. Now we write books and social media posts. It's basically the same thing, except now our audience can read ¿ Maybe we'll trauma dump about our life in LA in a book someday. Or maybe we'll just keep writing about fictional people with better lives than ours.We write steamy open-door romcoms that'll make your grandma blush and your girlfriends wink knowingly. Our characters? So real you'll swear they've been eavesdropping on your life, with banter as finely honed as a cover model's abs and sparks that'll melt your e-reader. Our mission? To write sizzling chemistry, door-kicking-open steam, and enough beloved tropes to complete a Pinterest board. And the best part? Guaranteed satisfying happily ever after, every time.. Snark. Swoon. Spice!
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