Jess K. Hardy

Readers' Favorite 2022 honorable mention for ROMANCE - FANTASY/SCI-FI ON THIS DEEP SPACE PLEASURE CRUISE, LOVE IS IN THE RECYCLED AIR Sunny never expected to find love in deep space. But when Freddie, a former one-night stand, joins the crew of her infamous interstellar pleasure cruise, she’s thrown into a tailspin of unexpected feels. Despite her personal rules about workplace romance, the two soon find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. But when a hostile species puts the entire known universe at risk, Sunny and Freddie must make a life-changing decision. Will they risk it all for love and fight for their future together? Or will the gravity of their pasts keep them apart? Set against the backdrop of a deep space pleasure cruise through a neighboring solar system, this steamy, emotional, heart-pounding series is perfect for fans of Honey Phillips and Ruby Dixon. Content notes/tropes: Loss of a child (prior to events of this book but the loss is discussed/processed), workplace, one-night stand>coworker, trauma bonding. "Offers irresistible characters and a fast-paced story that deftly balances action and passion." -KIRKUS REVIEWS

He’ll win her heart one mixtape at a time. 46-year-old Ashley Cooke will do just about anything to save her struggling ski hill. When she hires the men from a local sober living home for the season to cut costs, even she thinks she’s gone too far. With her credit cards maxed, her cheating ex-husband intent on buying the mountain out from under her, and record-breaking snow in the forecast, she can’t afford to be distracted by the six-foot-tall bearded and tattooed sober living home owner moving onto her mountain. 53-year-old recovering addict and ex-grunge rocker Matthew Madigan has devoted every minute of the last decade to the men residing at his sober living home. When he meets tightly wound and adorably flustered Ashley, desires he’s put on the back burner for years start to simmer. Immune to his infamous albeit rusty charm, Ashley presents a challenge he can’t resist. When she offers to give him skiing lessons in exchange for his help training her St. Bernard rescue dog, he jumps at the chance to ride next to her on the chairlift despite his debilitating fear of heights. During bunny hill shenanigans, chairlift confessions, and steamy cabin serenades, Madigan teaches Ashley that a person’s past doesn’t define them, and Ashley shows Madigan that the men he helps aren’t the only people who deserve a second chance. When sabotage threatens both the men and the mountain, Ashley and Madigan will have to decide if they’re only having a winter fling, or if the mountain isn’t the only thing worth fighting for. Content Notes: Addiction, divorce, mourning loss of parent