Michelle McCraw

She’s built a firewall around her heart. He’s determined to crack the code. Hailstorms come with the territory in Austin, Texas. Having a hot guy to shelter with is a less frequent phenomenon. It must be the shock – or the hailstorm to the temple – that makes cautious technology consultant Alicia ask Jackson out. Minutes later, still reeling from his kind rejection, she walks into the biggest meeting of her career. And it’s just her luck that *he’s* there - Jackson, the sexy charmer. But he’s no longer charming; he’s madder than a rattlesnake that Alicia’s there to take over his project. But it’s Alicia’s job to turn around the project, even if Jackson thwarts her every move. Even if their late nights in the office are more about chemistry than code. Even when she teaches him to two-step and he kisses her under the stars. If anyone finds out Alicia and Jackson are more than colleagues, it’ll threaten not only the project but both their careers. He’s a genius. She’s the boss. Can they work together – without falling in love? Fall for these two rival programmers in this steamy, slow-burn, laugh-out-loud enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a straitlaced single mom, a tech genius who hides a secret under a playboy exterior, and way too much tequila. Set in up-and-coming Austin, it’s the first book in the Synergy Workplace Romance series and can be read as a standalone.

A farmboy and a techie meet up on tour. They couldn’t be more different. But together, they’re hotter than an overclocked computer chip. Nerdy computer scientist Sam didn’t mean to bring her dog to her mother’s stuffy fundraiser. Okay, she may have needed the excuse to get back to her research, but she doesn’t mean for Bilbo Baggins to escape. And she *really* doesn’t count on a sexy lumberjack rescuing him from a socialite’s stiletto heel. Flannel-wearing fantasy writer Niall is bewitched. The owner of the dog he’s just rescued has a special kind of magic - ethereal beauty plus a brilliant mind. Niall falls faster than a tree in an enchanted forest, especially after his writer’s block disappears. Thrown together on a joint book tour, it doesn’t take long for Niall and Sam’s red-hot chemistry to ignite. But Sam has a secret, one that’ll rip apart everything Niall values. One that will chop down their budding relationship and might blue-screen her dreams, too. Trip Me Up is an opposites-attract, road-trip romantic comedy featuring a geeky heroine, a sexy, farmboy writer, and a limelight-stealing dog. It can be read as a standalone and is the third book in the Synergy series.

Blame it on the chardonnay. Newly divorced, forty-five, and desperate for a reboot, Carly drops the last of her cash on a self-help seminar that promises to empower her to achieve her dreams. Although the seminar turns out to be a bust, Carly finds it wasn’t a complete waste when she walks out with three new besties and a newfound feeling of rebellion. As they soak away their troubles at the hotel bar, a surprise from Carly’s past walks in. It’s Andrew, a thirtysomething finance nerd with irrepressible dimples, disarming vulnerability, and stormcloud-gray eyes that have worshipped her from afar for years. He makes a shocking proposal - which her new friends urge her to accept. Can Carly let go her inhibitions to enjoy a no-strings night with a sexy younger man? And if she does, what happens when they return to the real world? Crush on this FREE spicy age-gap one-night novella featuring new friendships, bubbly barroom banter, and fantasies come true. Pairs well with sparkling wine and a fizzy bath bomb.

She doesn’t remember their night together. He can’t forget it. When accountant Mimi wakes up after a night of fun with her girlfriends, she remembers the hot guy in glasses she flirted with all night but not much else. With no way to contact him – no phone number and not even a selfie – she’ll just do her best to forget him. Because nothing, not even a sexy mystery man, will keep her from winning her dream job. Except… Mateo. Her brother’s friend is everywhere – showing up at her apartment that morning spilling coffee on her presentation, at work with apology flowers, even at her project meeting wowing her new boss. Mateo’s never struggled to be the fun, cool, suave guy - except around Mimi. She’s found his Awkward switch, and now it’s stuck in the ON position. After screwing up Mimi’s presentation, the least Mateo can do is help her. He uses his charms on her boss, who pushes them to attend the foundation’s upcoming gala together. If helping Mimi means being her fake date at her big work event, he’s more than enough for the job. And if he can convince Mimi he’s good enough to be her real boyfriend, he’ll have all he’s ever wanted since he met her that night in the bar. Forget Me is a fake-dating, opposites attract romantic comedy with a fun spin on the amnesia trope. It features an uptight accountant and a himbo who can’t keep it together around her. It can be read as a standalone and is the fifth book in the Synergy Workplace Romance series.

Fake partnership, real attraction, and one hilariously haute disaster waiting to happen...buckle up for this age-gap rom-com. Carly Rose, forty-five and fiercely independent, is rebuilding her life. Newly divorced, she's determined to make her stylist business blossom, even with the thorn in her side: Audrey, her frenemy with a tongue sharper than her designer stilettos. Enter Andrew, Audrey's son, a charming blend of geek energy and fierce loyalty. Who happens to be Carly’s completely off-limits secret one-night stand. When a chance for Andrew's dream promotion hinges on a polished public image, he makes an unexpected proposition: a mutually beneficial charade. Carly, facing the gauntlet of her ex's destination wedding in Barcelona, agrees to become his pretend girlfriend. What starts as a carefully curated act evolves into stolen moments whispered over tapas, kisses in front of Gaudi fountains, and feelings as warm as a cashmere scarf on a crisp autumn day. Caught between ambition and a forbidden yearning, Carly and Andrew navigate a minefield of sabotaged styling appointments; cringeworthy encounters with exes, bosses and disapproving mothers; plus the undeniable truth that attraction doesn't follow age brackets. Swoon for this steamy standalone romantic comedy featuring fabulousness after forty, making friends with enemies, and finding love with a wildly inappropriate fake date. (Shh, don't tell Audrey, but Andrew's dimples are definitely the hottest accessory this season.)

My old crush is my new boss. What do you do when you’re the youngest member of a family of tech geniuses, the only one with zero talent? (Believe me, I’ve tried everything.) That’s easy. You play the useless heiress role, the one who can plan a good party, the one who laughs along with all the blonde jokes. The one everyone thinks is only good for marrying well. But there’s one person who thinks I’m worth more and calls me out on it. My older brother’s bestie Jamila is a tech prodigy, and she needs my help. I know how to spin her out of the media trouble that threatens her company. Now, if only I knew how to stop myself from falling for her. Tempt Me can be read as a standalone.

Two strangers on the road to Las Vegas. What could go wrong?Some might call Gabe grumpy. He prefers safety-conscious. As CEO of the happiest place in Ohio, Beach Island Amusement Park, it’s a responsibility he takes seriously, especially since his parents were killed on one of the coasters there years ago.Sunny has a different she’s Hollywood royalty. Too bad she quit her last acting gig in an award-worthy blowup. But even after being fired from her humiliating job as a DNA testing company customer service rep, she refuses to let real-life drama crush her spirit. She takes one thing with contact information for a stranger’s siblings – siblings Gabe didn’t know he had. She’ll give him a second chance at a happy family if she has to drive him to Las Vegas herself.Which is exactly what she does. On the road, snowstorms, a swoonworthy karaoke duet, and motels with only one bed help these two opposites see they’re not so different. But love? That’s a jackpot too unlikely even for Vegas. Or is it?

She knows better than to think she’ll get a happily-ever-after like the romance stories she loves…until her nerdy work friend starts to act like Prince Charming. Romance-reading executive assistant Marlee can’t show up to her boss’s wedding without a date. Not after her crush invites a beautiful, brainy Amazon. So when her best buddy, Tyler, offers to be her plus-one, she’s all in for a little jealousy-sparking fun. Until a magical kiss on the dance floor makes her forget her own name and question who she’s crushing on. Suddenly their date doesn’t feel so fake. Leveling-up their friendship is a risk she’s not ready to take. So is Tyler asking for more than she can give. She never meant to break up with her best friend. Especially when she suspects she’s falling for him. Friend Me is a slow-burn-to-red-hot, friends-to-lovers, fake-relationship romantic comedy featuring a starry-eyed heroine, a sweet, cinnamon-roll hero, and a pair of cranky cats. It can be read as a standalone and is the second book in the Synergy series.

It’s all fun and games until someone gets knocked up. At forty, Lucie has the life she’s always wanted. Except for her chauvinistic boss. And the book she can’t seem to finish writing. And the fact that she might have a teeny, tiny addiction to spending time in the bar downstairs from her apartment. Though that might be less about her wine habit than about Danny, the long-haired, soulful-eyed younger man behind the bar. Who also happens to be her neighbor. And the kind of nice person Lucie isn’t. Whom she may have accidentally taken to bed a time or three. Who wants to cuddle after. Ugh. If she wants to keep her job, finish her book, and create the literary legacy she’s always dreamed of, Lucie can’t spend time on the silly things Danny cares about, like feelings and family and sleep. Until she sees the plus sign on that plastic stick. Fall for this steamy, standalone age-gap romantic comedy featuring a swoony, caretaking hero, raging pregnancy hormones, and neighbors who swap more than a cup of sugar.

Fall in love with this collection of three laugh-out-loud STEM workplace romances set in the world of high tech. Now - get the first three Synergy Workplace Romance books all in one place! This collection includes - Work with Me, a rivals-to-lovers romcom set in Austin, with a bonus epilogue - Friend Me, a friends-to-lovers romcom set in San Francisco, with a bonus epilogue - Trip Me Up, an opposites-attract, road-trip romcom, with a bonus epilogue Work with Me ALICIA I walk into the most important meeting of my life – the one that’s going to make or break my career – and *he’s* here. The sexy charmer I met in the hailstorm outside. The guy so temptingly tasty I forgot myself, forgot I didn’t do things like that, and asked him out. The worst part? He turned me down. And now he’s here in my meeting. He’s not charming. He’s cranked off. Because of me. Well, guess what? It’s not the first time I’ve made a tech bro cranky. Just because I wear skirts doesn’t mean I’m going to let them think I’m any less of a programmer than they are. And no matter how smart he is, I’m going to show him who’s the boss. It’s me. And there’s no way I’m going to fall for his player ways again. Not when he sends me hilarious apology gifts, not when I teach him to two-step, and certainly not when he kisses me under the stars. Oops. Fall for these two rival programmers in this steamy, slow-burn, laugh-out-loud enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a straitlaced single mom, a tech genius who hides a secret under a playboy exterior, and way too much tequila. Set in up-and-coming Austin, it’s the first book in the Synergy Workplace Romance series and can be read as a standalone. Friend Me MARLEE Romance novels are my jam. And everyone knows the plucky assistant – that’s me - always charms the billionaire in an office romance. Too bad Cooper Fallon has never read a romance novel. If he had, he’d know that if you take a fake date to a wedding, you’re sure to fall for him. But I forget that when I take my work bestie, Tyler. In fact, after we dance, when he kisses me under the stars, I forget my own name. But there’s no way I’m falling for my friend. Tyler is nerdy and gentle, lets me win at videogames, and gives magical foot rubs. He’d do anything for me. I won’t risk losing my best friend. Besides, Cooper is who I want. Isn’t he? Be enchanted by this slow-burn-to-red-hot, friends-to-lovers, fake-relationship romantic comedy featuring a starry-eyed heroine, a sweet, cinnamon-roll hero, and a pair of cranky cats. Friend Me can be read as a standalone. Trip Me Up SAM I didn’t mean to bring my dog to my mother’s stuffy fundraiser. Okay, I might have needed the excuse to get back to my artificial intelligence research, but I never meant for Bilbo Baggins to escape. And I really didn’t count on a sexy lumberjack rescuing my lactose-intolerant dog from the Gorgonzola. Then one thing led to another, and Bilbo and I are on the lumberjack’s – Niall’s – book tour, pretending to have written the novel that my research project spat out by mistake. The only thing that’s not pretend is how our clothes fly off every night. Nope, that’s all too real. And even though I insisted on a no-strings fling, the smolder in those hazel eyes means he wants more. Now he’s calling me his muse, and it’s too late to tell him my secret. Because the whole world knows. Fall in love with this opposites-attract, road-trip romantic comedy featuring a geeky heroine, a sexy farmboy writer, and a limelight-stealing dog. Trip Me Up can be read as a standalone.

He's finally found The One. Too bad it's his boss. Ben has spent his life with his heart on his sleeve, only to have it trampled. After one bad breakup too many, he’s done. No more romance for him. He’s focused on his career, his delayed college degree, and saving enough to finally move off his sister’s couch. The only problem? His frosty boss haunts his fantasies. Cooper has always kept his heart under lock and key. He's too toxic to love. And as an executive at the company he founded, he can’t afford to give in to temptation, especially when that temptation is his indispensable assistant. After a crisis at work forces Cooper to take a long-needed break, Ben - ever the caretaker - follows him to his Caribbean getaway. When they're no longer boss and assistant, they finally give in to the passion that's been stirring between them. Can their relationship survive their return to the office? Should it? Boss Me is a romantic comedy featuring an off-limits boss-assistant fling, umbrella drinks, wardrobe malfunctions, and a scene-stealing stray dog. It can be read as a standalone and is the fourth book in the Synergy series.