STORY OF MY LIFE

A heartbroken romance author travels to small-town Pennsylvania in hopes of curing her writer’s block and finding her own happy ending.

Since Hazel Hart’s marriage ended two years ago, she hasn’t been able to write one believable word about happily-ever-afters. And unfortunately for Hazel, she’s in the business of crafting HEAs that make her millions of fans swoon and come back for more. Stuck in a spiral of writer’s block and trash TV, Hazel is months overdue on the deadline for the latest book in her bestselling Spring Gate series—something Zoey Moody, her best friend and literary agent, seldom fails to let her forget. But when Hazel receives an eviction notice from her ex-husband and her publisher threatens to drop her, she decides it’s time to get her mojo back. Inspiration leads Hazel and Zoey from New York City to the quaint town of Story Lake, Pennsylvania, where Hazel spontaneously purchases a historic fixer-upper known as the Heart House that she’d read about in a newspaper article. She hopes to meet and write about Campbell Bishop, the handsomely rugged contractor who’d done some work on her new home in the past. Hazel and Zoey soon realize that their Hallmark-fantasy town is a bit eccentric, and Hazel experiences her first “meet-disaster” (the opposite of a “meet-cute”) with none other than the man she’s cast as her hero. Between Campbell and his brothers, Levi and Gage, and the town’s wacky locals, there’s enough material for Hazel’s new romance series to practically write itself. And hooking up with Campbell Bishop definitely counts as research, as long as it’s completely casual…but where’s the happily-ever-after in being friends with benefits? Score’s latest is funny and flirtatious, and readers will be charmed by Story Lake’s kooky but lovable townsfolk—even as the book doesn’t skimp on spice and sexual tension. No need to be disappointed when the book’s over: The Campbell brothers are an easy setup for a Story Lake trilogy, and Score drops hints about Zoey and Gage’s future in an author’s note.

Score’s latest romance brings humor, heat, and plenty of hijinks.