Sarah Hogle

Naomi vive con Nicholas desde hace tres años y están en la cuenta atrás de una boda que le trae de cabeza por las intromisiones de una suegra totalitaria. A medida que pasan los días se da cuenta de que ya no soporta a Nicholas: todo es una fachada para presumir en Instagram y preferiría hacerse el harakiri a casarse con él. El rechazo es mutuo, pero ninguno de los dos quiere romper el compromiso, pues el que se eche atrás tendrá que hacerse cargo de lo que han gastado ya en los preparativos de la boda. Empieza así una lucha delirante en la que ambos se sabotean y emplean toda la artillería emocional que tienen a su alcance hasta convertirse en enemigos intimos. A medida que la fecha de la boda se acerca, su carrera hacia la destrucción mutua se acelera, pero ahora que no tienen nada que perder pueden ser por fin ellos mismos y quizá aún queda alguna esperanza de que crucen la línea de meta juntos. ¿Y si tu enemigo resulta ser también tu prometido?

Bettie Hughes once knew the comfort of luxury, flaunting a ridiculous collection of designer shoes and a stealthy addiction to CBD oils. That is, until her parents snipped her purse strings. Long obsessed with her public image, Bettie boasts an extravagant lifestyle on social media. But the reality is: Bettie is broke and squatting in Colorado, and her family has no idea. Christmas, with its pressure to meet familial expectations, is looming when a drunk Bettie plays a vinyl record of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” backwards and accidentally conjures Hall, an unexpectedly charming Holiday Spirit in the form of a man. Once the shock wears off, Bettie knows she’s stumbled upon the greatest gift: a chance to make all her holiday wishes come true, plus a ready-made fiancé. But as the wiles of magic lose their charm, Bettie finds herself set off-kilter by Hall’s sweet gestures. Suddenly, Bettie is finding her heart merry and light. But the happier she gets, the shorter Hall’s time on earth grows. Can Bettie channel the Christmas spirit and learn to live with goodwill toward all men? Or will her selfish ways come back as soon as the holidays are over? From the author of Twice Shy comes a sprightly Christmas novel, a rollicking romp through the absurdity of family holidays and the hope of new love.

You Deserve Each Other Christmas short story set years into the future. Found in Sarah Hogle's website.

Da coppia perfetta a nemici giurati ad amanti di nuovo in una commedia romantica perversamente divertente. Naomi Westfield ha un fidanzato perfetto: Nicholas Rose è il tipo d’uomo che le tiene la porta aperta, si ricorda cosa preferisce ordinare al ristorante e proviene da una famiglia altolocata che sarebbe il sogno di ogni futura sposa. Nicholas e Naomi non sanno nemmeno cosa significhi litigare, sono troppo impegnati a organizzare il loro sontuoso matrimonio. E in questo quadro idilliaco, Naomi è innegabilmente, inesorabilmente stufa del suo fidanzato, del suo atteggiamento da figlio perfetto nei confronti della madre assillante e di tanti altri aspetti che la convivenza ha evidenziato. Il matrimonio è ormai l'ultimo dei suoi pensieri, vorrebbe tirarsi fuori da quello che si prospetta essere l’evento dell’anno ma potrebbe esserci un intoppo: è proprio la futura suocera a pagare e organizzare le nozze e chi dei due fidanzati dovesse mandare a monte dovrà coprirne le spese. Non le rimane quindi che giocare d’astuzia e far sì che sia Nicholas a lasciarla! In un susseguirsi di scherzi, sabotaggi e piccole vendette, Naomi mette in atto il suo piano e dà inizio a una vera e propria guerra silenziosa... per accorgersi che nemmeno il fidanzato è così felice del loro rapporto e così sicuro di volerla sposare. Anzi, forse anche lui sta tentando il tutto per tutto per farsi mollare! Incastrati in un vortice di pessima comunicazione, suocere moleste e ripicche, Naomi e Nicholas si troveranno vicini come non accadeva da tempo. E se tanto hanno maledetto il giorno in cui si sono incontrati, tanto potrebbero ringraziare quello in cui sono stati costretti a riavvicinarsi. Perché, nel momento in cui smettono di nascondere le loro reali emozioni e il loro carattere, rischiano di scoprire che la persona che hanno a fianco è la migliore che abbiano mai incontrato.

Mistrzowska komedia romantyczna, iskrząca się złośliwym humorem, zabawna i prawdziwa. Kiedy twój najgorszy wróg jest jednocześnie twoim narzeczonym... Naomi i Nicholas są parą idealną. Wkrótce ma się odbyć ich wystawne, eleganckie wesele. Tymczasem... mają siebie serdecznie dość. Niestety osoba, która wycofa się pierwsza, będzie musiała także pokryć niebotyczne koszty niedoszłego wesela. Kiedy Naomi orientuje się, że nie tylko ona udaje szczęście na myśl o wspólnej przyszłości, oboje rozpoczynają wojnę podjazdową: uciekają się do sztuczek, złośliwych kawałów i różnych podstępów, byle tylko dokuczyć drugiemu i zmusić go do zerwania. Wszystkie chwyty są dozwolone. Okazuje się jednak, że gdy nie mają już nic do stracenia, nareszcie mogą być sobą. Co więcej, tak doskonale bawią się, dręcząc się nawzajem, że cała sytuacja zaczyna nabierać zupełnie innego charakteru...

A steamy second-chance romance about a magical florist’s unexpected reunion with her high school sweetheart as she fake dates his soon-to-be stepbrother. A small, magical town tucked away in rural Ohio, Moonville is the perfect place for flora fortunist Romina Tempest to expand her shop, where she uses the language of flowers to help the hopeful manifest their love lives. After giving up on her own big romance eleven years ago, at least she can bask in the promise of others’. So, when the shop’s potential financier shares news of his wedding, Romina jumps on the opportunity to discuss buying the business. What better place to negotiate a deal than at a wedding, even if she has to fake-date her chaotic colleague Trevor to get an invitation? But all hell breaks loose when she discovers Trevor’s soon-to-be stepbrother is none other than Alex her high school sweetheart. Her greatest love. The boy who, eleven years ago, broke her heart, and who now thinks she and Trevor are dating.  What starts as an innocent misunderstanding becomes a week-long fake dating scheme, as Romina resolves to make Alex pay for breaking her heart. The only issue? She can’t deny their still-burning connection. Caught between proving to Alex what he lost, and coming clean and risking her business, Romina must decide whether giving Alex another chance means going back on herself, or finally releasing her hold on the past.

Když je váš největší nepřítel zároveň vašim snoubencem, nevypadá to zrovna na „žili spolu šťastně až do smrti“. Naomi Westfieldová má toho nejdokonalejšího snoubence. Je to gentleman každým coulem, má perspektivní zaměstnání a navíc pochází z dobré rodiny. Nikdy se nehádají a za tři měsíce si při okázalém obřadu mají říct své ano. Jenže Naomi má Nicholase Rose až po krk. Naomi chce ze sňatku vycouvat, má to ale háček: ten, kdo vztah ukončí, se bude muset vypořádat s úhradou všech účtů za zmařenou svatbu. Když Naomi zjistí, že Nicholas je na tom podobně, začne boj kdo s koho plný naschválů, kanadských žertů a emočních výlevů. S přibližujícím se termínem svatby, která se možná bude a možná nebude konat, Naomi znejistí. Teď, když už nemají co ztratit, začnou být konečně sami sebou a celá situace se tak překvapivě zamotá. Jak to celé dopadne se dozvíte v tomto vtipném, emocemi nabitém románu.

From the acclaimed author of Old Flames and New Fortunes comes a steamy enemies-to-lovers romantasy about a paranormal skeptic who is roped into a ghost hunting romp by the charming boy next door . . . who might just show her what real fantasies are made of.Paranormal skeptic Zelda Tempest is hoping for a much-needed creativity boost for a new paranormal mystery novel. But despite the alleged magic of her hometown, Moonville, Ohio, she’s as stuck as ever. With two witch sisters, not believing in magic is strange for a Tempest, but no one is more disappointed than Morgan Angelopoulos, the charming man next door. So, to cure her of her writer's block and her disbelief in magic, Morgan ropes her into a ghost-hunting romp, only for Zelda to discover something else bizarre, never-before-seen creatures that appear as ordinary pets to everyone else. Curious about what else might be lurking in Moonville's woods, Zelda and Morgan embark on a quest to uncover the true magic that lies in their midsts . . . and perhaps, just maybe, they will find that the magic they're searching for has been with them all along.

Can you find real love when you've always got your head in the clouds? Maybell Parish has always been a dreamer and a hopeless romantic. But living in her own world has long been preferable to dealing with the disappointments of real life. So when Maybell inherits a charming house in the Smokies from her Great-Aunt Violet, she seizes the opportunity to make a fresh start. Yet when she arrives, it seems her troubles have only just begun. Not only is the house falling apart around her, but she isn't the only inheritor: she has to share everything with Wesley Koehler, the groundskeeper who's as grouchy as he is gorgeous—and it turns out he has very different vision for the property's future. Convincing the taciturn Wesley to stop avoiding her and compromise is a task more formidable than the other dying wishes Great-Aunt Violet left behind. But when Maybell uncovers something unexpectedly sweet beneath Wesley's scowls, and as the two slowly begin to let their guard down, they might learn that sometimes the smallest steps outside one's comfort zone can lead to the greatest rewards.

When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé, happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut. Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. They never fight. They're preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him. Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare. But with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass, Naomi finds her resolve slipping. Because now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves--and having fun with the last person they expect: each other.