
Part of Series
LAURA: Eight years after I left my hometown, I'm back, with one failed marriage, zero college degrees, four failed careers, zero children, one busted credit rating, and one small mountain of debt (blame my ex, thanks). My Perfect Overachiever big sister's been kind enough to take me in. And kind enough to find me a temporary job, too. My first week there, who should walk in but the best friend who tried to keep me from marrying my walking-disaster ex. LATHAN: I don't believe in love at first sight. I'm not sure I believe in love, period. After the girl of my dreams rejected me and ran off to marry her older, loser boyfriend, I gave up on her. And on love. Now that she's back—single, emotionally healthy, and glad to see me—do I even want to give love a shot again? Heaven help me, I think I do.
Author

Carly writes short romance stories as steamy and sweet as a triple-vanilla latte, served extra hot. If you’ve ever wished that a Hallmark™ movie showed what happened in the bedroom—in glorious technicolor detail—her books are for you! Grab your favorite hot beverage and join her for the fun. She loves chai, homemade mulled cider, Riesling and Beaujolais, and vanilla lattes (iced or extra-hot). Carly wrote her first love story at the age of ten, featuring tragic Romeo-and-Juliet deaths, and only much later discovered that she preferred stories where the lovers live, with happily-ever-after endings. She enjoys snuggling under blankets in the winter, and under the stars in summer. Loves kissing Mr. Right in exotic locations, as well as in their very own kitchen. She lives in Virginia with the love of her life and a goofball dog.