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Fake Relationship <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Piper Torres needs to save her career. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n After being fired from her popular sitcom for gaining too much weight, she\u2019s desperate to land another role. Her heart is set on scoring the part of Heledd, Welsh warrior princess, on Battle of Fortunes, the latest fantasy series taking the streaming world by storm. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n British actor Grant Cammish has been the resident womanizer and villain on Battle of Fortunes for five years and is ready for something new. He’s set his sights on his favorite comic book hero of all time, Captain Justice, an icon of American pop culture. Only problem? Grant is \u201ctoo British\u201d for the role. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When Grant and Piper’s PR machine comes up with the idea of a fake relationship to help them land their dream roles, Piper is reluctant to agree. After all, Grant is an aloof snob, and Piper is America\u2019s sweetheart: it\u2019s a disaster waiting to happen. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Except Grant isn\u2019t what he seems. It turns out there\u2019s a softer side to one of Hollywood\u2019s most reviled villains\u2014one the public never gets to see. But can a relationship based on make-believe ever find its true Hollywood ending? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While mostly set in Los Angeles, some scenes in Hollywood Affair<\/em> are set in San Antonio where the heroine Piper Torres grew up. This delightful friends-to-lovers celebrity romance is available from major book retailers. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Texas-born Molly Mirren, a San Antonio resident, loves being a writer. She also loves witty company, exotic food, creative cocktails, and obscure music. When not writing, she is doing laundry. She is also a firm believer in the Oxford comma and defends it fiercely. Molly loves to read and will read almost anything if it holds her attention. So far, the stories that have popped into her head have all been romances and she has published five of them. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Opposites Attract Western Romance <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2026 and together they\u2019re playing with fire! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dionna Reed is in Royal, Texas, to help plan her starlet bestie\u2019s wedding. But when the bride and groom bail, all the planning falls to Dionna \u2026 and the too-hot, too-sexy best man who\u2019s convinced Texas can outdo Hollywood for this wedding event of the year. Well, bring it on, cowboy. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tripp Noble has one week to convince city-slicker Dionna that Royal is the perfect place for his cousin\u2019s wedding\u2014all the while keeping his hands off the gorgeous maid of honor. But cowboys don\u2019t always follow the rules \u2026 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Cowboy Kind of Thing<\/em> kicks off the latest Texas Cattleman\u2019s Club miniseries: The Wedding. The Texas Cattleman\u2019s Club is a long-running contemporary romance miniseries centered on a Texas rancher\u2019s club set in the fictional town of Royal, Texas, not far from Dallas. It\u2019s available from Harlequin and all retailers where books are sold. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Award-winning author Reese Ryan writes sexy, emotional stories set in small Southern towns about thirty-plus-somethings finding love while navigating career crises and family drama. 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He\u2019s Texas. She\u2019s Hollywood. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n