Everything happens for a reason. My mother taught me that. No one is here by chance, and when your path collides with the right person at the right time, you know it. I wasn't supposed to be in Vegas, but my buddy needed me. I shouldn't have been at that hotel bar, but a gnawing feeling led me to it. One look at Willow Munro, and I knew I'd found the one girl meant for me. Explosive chemistry and instant love lead us to the altar. But when the dust settles, my girl has doubts. She didn't grow up believing in love. She doesn't trust anything this good lasts forever. But I believe enough for the both of us. We didn't meet by chance. It wasn't happenstance. It was fate. I was always meant to find my Willow. And we were always meant to fall in love.

Maggie: There is no bigger boys’ club than Wall Street. I’ve heard that for as long as I can remember. My father warned me to choose another field. Professors cautioned me to gauge my expectations. But that’s never been my style. When I want something, I go out and get it. And I want to be the best. I came out of business school with my head high, data loaded, and algorithms raring to go—-but since then, I’ve hit wall after wall after wall. The New York Stock Exchange is filled with vermin who only see women as two-dimensional beings placed upon this earth to slake their sexual appetites. And the prettier you are, the more they feel they’re entitled to harass then dismiss you. I’ve spent two years honing my skills as an analyst at one of the most prestigious firms on Wall Street, bored out of my mind. So, when my former co-worker, Arlo Nash, offers to make me a managing partner at his new hedge fund, I can’t say no. He’s got big plans, and I’ve got big dreams. But if I want to be taken seriously on the Exchange, I’ll have to take myself off the market. I convince Arlo to pretend we’re a couple to keep the traders off my back. We’re both unattached. What harm could it do? I’ve got work to do and no time to waste fending off would-be admirers. Besides, we always make the best team. It’s a win-win. Arlo: I’ve been in love with Maggie since the day we met. Of course, I agreed to be her fake fiancé. Now all I need to do is make her my real wife.

Lance Malone is at the top of his game. He’s a famous New York chef with two bustling French bistros and a Cuisine Channel show in the works. Long hours, tough gigs, and ruthless employers are a thing of the past. He’s his own boss, his own man, and he plays by his own rules. The last thing he needs is a life coach. Until he meets Tara Atwell, self-proclaimed life coach extraordinaire. Tara was born to be a lady of leisure in an upper-crust world that never felt right. She doesn’t want that life. She doesn’t want the dull rich boys her parents expect her to marry. She just wants to be the best life coach she can be. And if fate can manage it—-she’d really like to impress her hunky new friend with mad skills in the kitchen. She hopes to guide him to his true passion. Little does she know— -it’s her.

: May December Romance Series