The Lost City meets Friends with Benefits when a struggling lit fic author is told to write spicy romance. With no idea how to even begin, she recruits a charming cover model to help with "research." What starts as professional curiosity turns into wildfire-their chemistry is anything but fictional. But when the publishing stakes heat up, can their partnership survive?

"An engaging lust-to-love comedy of errors with two charming leads."

Kirkus Reviews

"Compulsively readable romance."

Publishers Weekly Booklife

"Impressively original, deftly crafted, and a fun read from cover to cover..."

Midwest Book Review

Novelist Bridget Stanton's life needs a massive rewrite. Between the mortgage on her first home, a perfect if teensy beach cottage, and the cost of feeding her horse-sized dog, she'll never be able to quit her day job. Until it quits her.

Suspended for teaching the suddenly and inequitably banned A Wrinkle in Time, her childhood favorite, she is desperate for a book advance. So she throws herself at the mercy, literally, of her brand new, witty, suave, unflappably charming agent, who has reluctantly inherited her.

His advice: skip the Lit Fic and write steamy romance instead. Has he met her? Actually, no. But Bridget knows nothing about passionate sex. Ever ready with advice, he proposes a solution: research-she needs to get herself a satchel of Richards.

Enter Josh, a wildly successful romance cover model with Hollywood screenwriting dreams. His vivid descriptions have helped numerous authors navigate their spiciest scenes, but Bridget, it seems, needs a more hands-on approach.

As their "research" heats up, she offers him credit on the book--a big break that could help launch his wished-for career. But her publisher balks. The God of Abs cannot share the byline.

Now, Bridget must choose: do it their way and save her way of life or risk it all for a real-life love story.