Almost Real
Nicole Snow
Publication date: March 3, 2026
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

A love for paws and claws unites a fiery vet tech and a bad boy billionaire in this intense and steamy fake engagement fiasco by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.

Lena Joly has a fierce soul for healing every pet who limps into her struggling clinic. Taming human jerkwads is nothing new—until the day Brady Pruitt storms in with an adorable lost puppy.

There’s nothing cute about him. His wicked reputation overshadows devastating good looks and a jaw-dropping fortune. She’s relieved to send Seattle’s infamous bad boy billionaire packing and get back to fighting for her clinic. But Brady already decided the spitfire who ranks him lower than a banana peel can convince his family he’s finally respectable.

Lena could scream. A temporary “engagement” to fool his optics-obsessed parents? An obscene payday to keep tails wagging forever? And practice kissing?

Holy hell. The girl with barbed wire guarding her scarred love life can’t hide when the butterflies hit. And after their love for animals sweeps them away, after pillow talk becomes bad habit, after it feels too real, two stone hearts will be glorious confetti…

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🐕Review🐕
There is a lot more to Brady than his reputation even if parents don’t agree.   When he comes across a stray puppy which brings him to the clinic where Lena works.   After meeting her he realizes that they can be the answers to each others’ problems by pretending to be in a relationship.

Lena is concerned about the fate of the clinic where she works and what it will mean for both her and the animals.   She believes that Brady is privileged and his needs will always come first however his offer is an opportunity she can’t turn down however the turmoil that goes along with it was something she wasn’t expecting.

This is a story of redemption for both Brady and Lena.   The interactions between them are entertaining, their romance is enchanting and every challenge they face only reinforces that as long as they are together they can overcome anything.

Author Bio:

Nicole Snow is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author. She found her love of writing by hashing out love scenes on lunch breaks and plotting her great escape from boardrooms. Her work roared onto the indie romance scene in 2014 with her Grizzlies MC series.

Since then Snow aims for the very best in growly, heart-of-gold alpha heroes, unbelievable suspense, and swoon storms aplenty. With over a million books sold, she lives for the joy of making two people fight with every bit of their soul for a Happily Ever After.

Current fan favorites include her Enguard Protectors series, accidental love novels, plus long beloved MC romance thrillers like the Grizzlies and Deadly Pistols.

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🏘️Small Town

🧍🏻Single Dad

❤️‍🔥Love After Divorce

👶🏻Nanny

😍Brooding Hero

💁🏻‍♀️Sassy Heroine

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Brooks Callahan is a star on the diamond. But when it comes to parenting an infant, he’s in over his head. Good thing I know a thing or two about being a nanny.

When my marriage blew up, my life was on the verge of spiraling. As a single mom of toddler twins with zero job prospects, I wasn’t sure how I was going to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table without living with my dysfunctional parents. But when my sister’s boyfriend gives my number to one of his teammates, talking up my nannying skills, I’m suddenly thrown a life raft. All I need to do is keep things professional.

So what if my new employer looks great with his shirt off. And has blue eyes that literally reflect an ocean of possibilities. And stares at me with enough heat to melt a glacier.

Brooks Callahan might be the best Sweetwater Mavericks player I’ve ever seen step up to the plate. But for him, baseball isn’t just a passion—it’s his path to survival. Our late-night talks give me a glimpse into every struggle he’s overcome to get here, and just as he thought his dream was crashing to an end, I show up and buy him an extra inning.

When lines start to blur and quiet moments turn into temptations too hot to ignore, the careful balance of our situation starts to feel shaky. My heart was broken not long ago. And Brooks has kept his on ice for years.

Could this sweet baby girl with eyes bluer than her daddy’s be an angel of second chances? And is this love we’re feeling real, or just the figment of our sleep-deprived imaginations?

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𝑴𝒊𝒅𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑲𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 (𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 4) by USA Today bestselling author Layla Hagen releases on March 27th! Check out this teaser!

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✔️He Falls First

✔️Forbidden Workplace Romance

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Blurb:

Hot-headed. Stubborn. Absolutely no impulse control.

That’s who I am, according to my brothers and business partners. We run one of the top companies in the country, and we’re growing fast. When I start interviewing for a key position, my brothers firmly advise me against hiring Kinley.

Of course, I hire her anyway, and not just because she’s insanely gorgeous.

She’s hard-working, ambitious, and a perfect match. Unfortunately, she comes with baggage. Her ex framed her in an infamous corporate scandal. She was cleared in the court, yet the media was unforgiving.

But Kinley isn’t the woman the headlines painted.

She’s not conniving. She’s smart.

She’s not cold. She’s careful.

And she’s not distant. She just won’t allow anyone to get too close.

But that’s all I want.

Despite my intention to stay away from her, I can’t stop fantasizing about kissing her senseless and worshipping her body. Then, when we fly to Napa together to scout a new business, all my good intentions go up in smoke. Spending hours on end with her during the day is too much of a temptation. Sharing the same cabin at night is torture.

I’m tired of pretending I don’t want her in my bed, and my life. More than that, I want to protect her from everyone who hurt her. I’ll fight like hell not only to make her mine, but to earn her trust. Because once I have Kinley, I intend to keep her forever.

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When a film crew descends on my flower farm to shoot a romcom, my stress levels shoot through the roof.  A secret fling with my hot, origami-loving bodyguard is exactly what I need to blow off steam… and exactly what I can’t have.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA, the first standalone small town romance in her upcoming Darling Springs rom com series! This sexy, only one bed, forced proximity, forbidden small town rom com answers the question: what happens when a lavender farmer gets a bodyguard who just happens to be the sexy grump from her one-night-stand who got away! IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA is now available in all formats and free to read in Kindle Unlimited! Check out the excerpt below, and one-click your copy today!

It Seemed Like A Good Idea

⛅Grumpy/Sunshine
🏡Small Town Shenanigans
💙He’s Her Bodyguard
💋Forced Proximity
🛏️Only One Bed in the Room
🏃‍One-Night-Stand Who Got Away
🚫Forbidden
😄Romantic Comedy
❤️‍🩹Hate to Love
💟Protective Hero
🪻She Owns a Lavender Farm
😜Banter for Days
🩵“You’re Mine” Swoon
😍DIY Toys
⛔“We Can’t Keep Doing This” Vibes

About IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA:

He ghosted me once, now he’s supposed to protect me?

I don’t need a bodyguard—I run a small-town lavender farm, for bee’s sake. But when my identical twin sister lands the movie role of a lifetime that’s being shot in my hometown I get one anyway.

And guess which broody, tattooed protector the studio sends to keep the paparazzi off my porch?

Last month’s almost one-night stand.

The guy with the wicked mouth and heated eyes who slipped out before the fun even started. But turns out the sexy jerk is excellent at rescuing me from sneaky photographers at the market. Then the coffee shop. I’m trying hard to stay mad after the third time my new bodyguard saves me.

To top it all off, he’s staying in the cottage at my farm. With me. And there’s only one bed.

Maybe if we finally give in and finish what we started, it’ll relieve the tension? But one night quickly turns into another. Then into late-night secrets and soft confessions we shouldn’t say out loud. Especially since he’s leaving and I’m staying, and there’s no way we can be more than a summer romance that ends far too soon.

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Ripley

He’s touching me in some kind of slo-mo seduction. His fingers move to my jawline, the pads grazing along my face, then coming to a stop at my chin where he holds me. Roams his thumb right under my lower lip. Breathes out hard, full of wanting.

I am done.

“Just kiss me,” I whisper, already begging.

His lips curve up in the pleased grin of a man who holds the cards. “Patience,” he says, voice deep and in charge.

“I’m not feeling very patient,” I murmur.

“Good,” he says, a lion toying with his prey.

Pounce on me.

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Ripley’s small town is about to be invaded when her twin sister Haven lands her first starring role and the production is set to commence in their hometown. Since she looks like Ripley the production company has decided to protect her however the security detail happens to be Banks, the man she almost shared a night with until he left her with only a note.

Banks has recently opened a security company with his friend and the contract with the production company is something he doesn’t want to jeopardize. Even once he and Ripley sort through their initial misunderstanding she is still off limits as he can’t be with her and protect her but keeping their relationship professional might just be the most difficult part of the job.

The interactions between them are filled with heat and humor and I enjoyed the push/pull as Banks was battling all the reasons they shouldn’t be together even as the feelings continued to intensify. Erin Mallon brings out the feisty side of Ripley while J.F. Harding has you feeling all the charm of Bank’s character.

 

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He ran from fame.

She built her life on staying true.

Neither expected love to find them in a quiet coastal town.

Jamie Dawson was once known as James Daze, a rock star whose life fell apart after a scandal he did not commit. Now he is hiding in a small New Zealand seaside town, managing a local delicatessen and trying to rebuild a life that feels real again.

Annika van der Meer believes in honesty, hard work, and good cheese. As part of her family’s Dutch cheesemaking business, she has learned that the best things take time and that trusting the wrong person can cost you everything.

When Jamie becomes one of her newest clients, an unexpected friendship grows through early morning deliveries, quiet conversations, and a connection neither of them was looking for.

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Secrets don’t die. They just transfer schools.

New York native Billie Vale arrives at Wickham Academy, England’s most elite boarding school, with a forged identity as Belinda Winters and one mission: clear her sister’s name. Isla lies in a coma, accused of killing her best friend. Billie has one shot to uncover the truth in a school built on privilege and deception. Succeed, and her estranged father will finally help her mother. Fail, and it will tear what’s left of her family apart.

But Wickham’s secrets run deep, and not everyone wants them exposed. The school’s golden prince and its brooding outcast both seem to know more than they’ll admit—and both have reasons to keep Billie close. As she digs into the lies that built Wickham’s empire, she discovers that loyalty is just another currency, every hallway hides a motive, and everyone here protects their own at any cost.

But someone at Wickham knows what really happened…
And they’ll bury Billie before they let her find out.

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When her parent’s divorced Billie found herself having to be the parent rather than the child when it came to her mother.   Billie is estranged from her father and sister however when her father asks her to help find out who was responsible for her sister’s best friend death and put her sister in a coma she agrees not only to help her sister but to help her mother as well.

She now finds herself pretending to be someone else as she attends an exclusive school while she tries to find out who is responsible for what happened and why before her sister wakes up and is held responsible.   Falling for Connor, the brother of the girl who passed away, adds a new set of complications between the surprises and the suspense.

The feelings between Billie and Connor were immediate and intense as Billie struggles to find out who is friend and who is foe as a misstep could not only hurt her sister but herself as well.

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Foster is very cautious about letting people close in part due to being raised in foster care and in part due to being hurt by the woman he loved.   From the outside looking in he seems be living a charmed life as a professional football player, but it is only when Eden starts working for him that he realizes there is so much more to life than the way he has been living it.

Eden was raised in foster care as well and despite the experience she refuses to let it define her.   She too is cautious about letting people close but once she does she is all in.   The connection that she and Foster share over their pasts is everything as they feel the security to share things with each other that they have never shared before.

The experiences that Foster and Eden share will touch your heart both when it comes to the past and the present.   The pacing of their relationship as it unfolded was perfect as two people who thought they were alone realize they are surrounded by love not only when it comes to each other but with the family of their hearts.

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Gemma Wells came to Bliss, Colorado, after a scandal cost her everything. Utterly lost, the disgraced attorney built walls so high that she thinks no one can get through them. She’s given up on love, friendship, and all matters of the heart.

Jesse McCann and Cade Sinclair have floated through life, enjoying the world around them, but never allowing themselves to become a part of it. One look at the pretty attorney and Jesse realizes he’s finally found a reason to stay put. Cade isn’t so sure. He’s crazy about her, but he also knows he doesn’t deserve her.

As they begin to find their way together, a dark secret from Gemma’s past threatens to wreck their futures. Her ex-fiancé is back, bringing danger with him, and their time is running out. Jesse and Cade have to melt this Ice Queen’s heart, or she might not leave Bliss alive.

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After seeing her career as a successful lawyer in NY go up in smoke Gemma heads to Bliss to be with her mother. When she arrives, she plans for it be temporary and she has no intention of getting close to anyone as her past has shown her that her judgement when it comes to men is lacking. Before too long long circumstances have her working at the Sheriff’s office and she fits right in with the eccentric people in this town.

Jesse and Cade came to town to ensure that justice was served, and they are now working as mechanics. They both have painful pasts however the guilt from Cade’s past has made him feel that he is unworthy of being happy. From the beginning Jesse knew that Gemma was meant to be theirs and now he only needed to convince Cade and Gemma which gets even more complicated when a threat from her past resurfaces.

Kitty Bang and Lee Samuels draw you in and have you invested in the outcome as they bring out all the action, suspense, and heat of the story. Not only do we get to watch the romance between Gemma, Jesse and Cade unfold but we also get to meet up with the characters in Bliss that we know and love.

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Monster romance

Enemies to lovers

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Small town

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After another failed relationship Camilla’s Ramos is ready for a clean slate. She wants to pave a new path for herself in a town where she isn’t likely to be judged for being curvier than the average woman. In the process she hopes to make life sweeter for everyone around with her new bakery.

Stone Flint’s crushing it in construction until a sexy new woman moves to town. The sexy beauty sashays by him without giving him a second look. Problem is, he only has eyes for her. Distractions can be dangerous on a construction site.

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Hazel

Visiting my grandmother, Nonnie Laine, at #1 Love Place is always a sweet escape. The bonus? Her neighbor, Mr. Perpetual Smirk, who always seems to appear whenever I least expect him, armed with a flirty line and dangerous good looks. Totally out of my league, but who am I to refuse a harmless flirt?  So imagine my absolute shock when I walk into Nonnie’s for Sunday lunch to find him sitting at her dining table. Suddenly, his playful glances don’t feel quite so innocent, and my heart definitely didn’t get the memo about playing it cool.

Preston

For days, she’s been the mystery girl who got away—a flash of a smile, a quick laugh, and then poof, gone before I can even ask for her number. I promised myself the next time I saw her, I wouldn’t let her slip by. I was ready to chase her down the street if I had to.

Turns out, I didn’t have to run far. Nonnie invites me over for lunch, and just as I’m getting comfortable, in walks the girl of my dreams. Hazel. Finally, a name to match the daydream. Fate has clearly set the table, and I’m done playing games. The catch-me-if-you-can phase? Officially over. Now, the wooing begins—just as soon as she stops looking at me like I’m an alien invasion in her grandmother’s kitchen.

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Hazel is a librarian who has a weekly date with her Nonna to share dinner however this week she literally crashes into Preston, a fellow resident.     In the time since she hasn’t been able to forget their flirty interaction but the last place she expected to see him was at her Nonna’s when they are both invited for lunch.

 Preston is an architect who has been distracted by meeting Hazel both at work and at home.   He knows Nonna however he was surprised to find out that Hazel is the granddaughter she has been trying to match him with.    Once he finds out they are the same woman he is much more interest in accepting her invitation.

Preston is both sweet and swoony as he shows Hazel that the attraction they share is only the beginning as he wants forever and not just a fling.