Divorce left Tommy Littleton shaken. He thought he’d checked all the boxes in his marriage, but none of it mattered when “love” was left out. With nothing else to show for his life, Tommy will stop at nothing to get a promotion–even if it means participating in an open-water swim to impress his boss. Unfortunately, he looks like a drowning raccoon in the water. Good thing his best friend is a swim coach. Chuck McCormac knows how the world sees the easy-going friend and the successful head coach of the Southeastern University swim team. After years of hiding his sexuality, Chuck is ready to be his most authentic self and find a partner. When he comes out to his college friends, he’s met with love and support. What he doesn’t expect is Tommy’s curiosity–or the heated kiss that turns into deeper questioning. Chuck thought his unrequited crush on Tommy would always stay that way, but when Tommy expresses his interest, Chuck isn’t sure if he can trust that his friend’s feelings are real. Tommy might be ready to dive in, but Chuck is afraid that what he’s hiding could muddy the water between them. Poolside is a friends-to-lovers romance filled with vulnerable men who watch Spartacus together, accepting friends, healing, an opossum under a house, and, ultimately, two people who fight for a future together—in and out of the water.

Sage Fogerty has a complicated history with basketball. She hadn’t planned on addressing it...ever...until her graduate internship at Southeastern University fell through and she’s left with no choice but to be team manager for the men’s basketball team. Forced to confront the sport that used to be her entire world, Sage not only begins to mend her relationship with basketball, but also finds herself opening up to the overprotective head coach — a beautiful, bear of a man who she may or may not have almost hooked up with at the beginning of the year. David Hughes is back at Southeastern with his dream job, Head Basketball Coach, and a chance to do things right. When the season gets off to a rocky start, David finds himself seeking out Sage's company. There’s something about her — beyond her blue pantsuits and blonde ponytail — that keeps him showing up at her door with canned soup and take-out until he feels just as at home in her plant-filled apartment as he does his own. But the attraction that drew them together that first night at the bar didn’t disappear just because their circumstances changed. And as accidental run-ins at the grocery store become shared meals, exchanging t-shirts, and slow dances, they find it increasingly difficult to remain professional in face of the chemistry between them. Courtside is an almost hook up-to-coworkers-to-lovers romance filled with big men with tiny dogs, breakfast tacos, annoyingly perceptive friends, forgiveness, and, ultimately, two people who choose happiness together — on and off the court.

Sage Fogerty has a complicated history with basketball. She hadn’t planned on addressing it...ever...until her graduate internship at Southeastern University fell through and she’s left with no choice but to be team manager for the men’s basketball team. Forced to confront the sport that used to be her entire world, Sage not only begins to mend her relationship with basketball, but also finds herself opening up to the overprotective head coach — a beautiful, bear of a man who she may or may not have almost hooked up with at the beginning of the year. David Hughes is back at Southeastern with his dream job, Head Basketball Coach, and a chance to do things right. When the season gets off to a rocky start, David finds himself seeking out Sage's company. There’s something about her — beyond her blue pantsuits and blonde ponytail — that keeps him showing up at her door with canned soup and take-out until he feels just as at home in her plant-filled apartment as he does his own. But the attraction that drew them together that first night at the bar didn’t disappear just because their circumstances changed. And as accidental run-ins at the grocery store become shared meals, exchanging t-shirts, and slow dances, they find it increasingly difficult to remain professional in face of the chemistry between them. Courtside is an almost hook up-to-coworkers-to-lovers romance filled with big men with tiny dogs, breakfast tacos, annoyingly perceptive friends, forgiveness, and, ultimately, two people who choose happiness together — on and off the court.

Fate has a sense of humor in this witty, heartfelt tale of love and second chances told in two perspectives—a woman in midlife desperate for something new, and a lost dog seeking his purpose. After years of dreams deferred, Josie Ballard’s life is about to change. She and her husband are off to Sorrento for a summer adventure, but on the eve of their departure, Josie discovers his infidelity. Devastated, she leaves her faithless husband, heading for the sun-drenched Italian coast. Alone, future unknown. Five thousand miles away, Cicero, a rather snobbish terrier of indeterminate breeding, is likewise living an upturned life after his beloved human’s passing. Heartbroken, he wanders the wilds of Pompeii. When a flustered tourist with a kind smile appears in the ruins, clutching her tote bag and map, Cicero and Josie collide like the two lost souls they are. In a series of turns as twisty as Sorrento’s streets, Cicero leads Josie to her second Hugo, a charming and somewhat contrary local bookseller. Against a backdrop of quaint villages, sun-dappled olive orchards, and the shimmering Mediterranean Sea, Hugo and Josie embark on a friendship that just might tiptoe into romance, with little Cicero to help them along the way—for dogs, he reasons, are nothing if not experts when it comes to love.

Fate has a sense of humor in this witty, heartfelt tale of love and second chances told in two perspectives—a woman in midlife desperate for something new, and a lost dog seeking his purpose. After years of dreams deferred, Josie Ballard’s life is about to change. She and her husband are off to Sorrento for a summer adventure, but on the eve of their departure, Josie discovers his infidelity. Devastated, she leaves her faithless husband, heading for the sun-drenched Italian coast. Alone, future unknown. Five thousand miles away, Cicero, a rather snobbish terrier of indeterminate breeding, is likewise living an upturned life after his beloved human’s passing. Heartbroken, he wanders the wilds of Pompeii. When a flustered tourist with a kind smile appears in the ruins, clutching her tote bag and map, Cicero and Josie collide like the two lost souls they are. In a series of turns as twisty as Sorrento’s streets, Cicero leads Josie to her second Hugo, a charming and somewhat contrary local bookseller. Against a backdrop of quaint villages, sun-dappled olive orchards, and the shimmering Mediterranean Sea, Hugo and Josie embark on a friendship that just might tiptoe into romance, with little Cicero to help them along the way—for dogs, he reasons, are nothing if not experts when it comes to love.

Max has never had time for a relationship - working in the high-stakes world of international diplomacy, the best he can manage is squeezing in one-night stands with "himbos" between his ongoing efforts to win a promotion. But when he tries to multitask by hooking up with a visiting dignitary at a black-tie dinner, it blows up spectacularly in his face and Max is discreetly advised that his personal life is not helping his career ambitions. In this line of work, appearances matter, and Max is losing ground to his long-term rival, happily married 'family man' Quentin. Max decides to beat Quentin at his own game by recruiting a fake boyfriend, Leo, from an actors' agency. But some visa complications force Max and Leo to make their relationship official by getting married, the stakes are raised higher than Max ever intended. There's only one thing that could make all this even more complicated - if Max and Leo's feelings for each other start becoming real . . . International Relations is a fake dating romance filled with glamorous locations, laugh-out-loud set pieces, and a love story that will capture your heart.

Max has never had time for a relationship - working in the high-stakes world of international diplomacy, the best he can manage is squeezing in one-night stands with "himbos" between his ongoing efforts to win a promotion. But when he tries to multitask by hooking up with a visiting dignitary at a black-tie dinner, it blows up spectacularly in his face and Max is discreetly advised that his personal life is not helping his career ambitions. In this line of work, appearances matter, and Max is losing ground to his long-term rival, happily married 'family man' Quentin. Max decides to beat Quentin at his own game by recruiting a fake boyfriend, Leo, from an actors' agency. But some visa complications force Max and Leo to make their relationship official by getting married, the stakes are raised higher than Max ever intended. There's only one thing that could make all this even more complicated - if Max and Leo's feelings for each other start becoming real . . . International Relations is a fake dating romance filled with glamorous locations, laugh-out-loud set pieces, and a love story that will capture your heart.