Tag: contemporary romance

new release

✍🏻 Vi Keeland’s Jilted is LIVE! Today is the day for a cute contemporary romance! ✍🏻

professorromance
Title: Jilted
Author: Vi Keeland
Publisher: Bramble/Macmillan
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Wedding Meet Cute/Pro Athlete Hero
He Falls First/Cocky Hero
Release Date: May 6, 2025
BLURB
Weddings. I spend every working minute talking and writing about them, when just the thought of one makes me want to scream. After my fiancé abandoned me at the altar last year, my dream job at Bride magazine has turned into a reoccurring nightmare.
To add insult to injury, the bridezilla at my latest assignment, somehow roped me into filling in for a missing bridesmaid. Of course, I had to get paired with the most gorgeous groomsman. Wilder Hayes is perfect—except when he opens his mouth and we end up bickering all evening. That is, until the coat closet incident.
At least I’ll never have to see him again. Or so I think… Until I walk into work on Monday and find out Wilder isn’t just a jerk, he’s also my boss’s son. And I’ll be spending the rest of the season working with him at every single wedding I cover this year.
Can the jilted bride and the man who is afraid of love find a way to heal each other?
PURCHASE LINKS
EBOOK
PAPERBACK 
WITH SPRAYED EDGES
Note: Paperbacks have gorgeous
sprayed edges while supplies last!
AUTHOR BIO
Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.
AUTHOR LINKS
Excerpt/Sneak Peek

✍🏻 Vi Keeland’s Jilted is coming May 6th! Check out this sneak peek, and preorder your copy of it TODAY! ✍🏻

professorromance
Title: Jilted
Author: Vi Keeland
Publisher: Bramble/Macmillan
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Wedding Meet Cute/Pro Athlete Hero
He Falls First/Cocky Hero
Release Date: May 6, 2025
Take a sneak peek at JILTED.
You know you want to…
“And this is Wilder. Your partner for the ceremony.” She wagged a finger at him. “Be nice.”
He smirked. “I’m always nice, love.”
Ooh . . . Those eyes come with a British accent.
The groomsman, whose name was apparently Wilder, gave me the once-over. His eyes dropped down to take in my dress, then raised to the top of my head, where the fascinator that looked more like mangled horns sat protruding from my skull.
“You had on a different dress earlier. So the accident must’ve happened recently then?”
“Accident?”
He smirked and motioned to the fascinator. “I’m assuming there’s a giant wound under there, since you thought it was a good idea to put that dress on instead.”
“Are you joking?” My hands flew to my hips. “Who insults someone they just met like that?”
“Actually I was.” He grinned. “Joking, I mean.”
“Well, it wasn’t very funny. Do you think I want to be wearing this . . . this . . .” My arms flailed around. “Costume?”
The maître d’ walked over. His eyes flashed down the hall and back. I suspected he was looking for the bride. “Is everything alright over here?” he whispered.
“Fine.”
He gestured to the door. “People are waiting for the ceremony to start. The walls are thin.”
I took a deep breath and nodded. “Of course. Sorry.”
My eyes slanted to the guy standing next to me, my partner, it seemed. He still wore a shit-eating grin and looked pretty proud of himself. But while I continued to scowl, I took a moment to check out the rest of his face, since I hadn’t been able to move past his eyes earlier. Square jaw, defined cheekbones, flawless tanned skin—I wasn’t sure if Bridezilla made the men get spray tans too, but his coloring was too golden bronze to have come from anything other than genetics. Not to mention, he was tall—a weakness of mine—with broad shoulders and . . . I inhaled. Damn, the fucker smells good, too.
I’d been so busy checking him out, I hadn’t realized he’d watched me do it. When my eyes met his again, he raised a brow. “Like what you see?”
Ugh. Cocky and rude. I plastered on a fake smile. “Yes, what a shame something so pleasant doesn’t come with a matching personality.”
★★★ 
Excited? We are too!
RELEASING
MAY 6th!
PRE-ORDER NOW
PAPERBACK 
WITH SPRAYED EDGES
Signed & Personalized
EBOOK
AMAZON / B&N / KOBO
AUTHOR BIO
Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.
AUTHOR LINKS
new release, Review

✍🏻 Professor Romance’s Reviews: L.B. Dunbar’s Catch the Kiss, book 2 of the Chicago Anchors series ✍🏻

professorromance
Cover art for 'Catch the Kiss' by L.B. Dunbar, featuring a professional baseball player kneeling with a rose, proposing to a woman in a red dress, set against an elegant background.

Overall Grade: B

Tropes: second chance romance; marriage of convenience; pro baseball MMC; single dad; forced proximity; insta-attraction

In the second installment of L.B. Dunbar’s Chicago Anchors series, Catch the Kiss delivers a compelling second-chance romance between Ruthie and professional baseball player Bolan. Set against the backdrop of Chicago’s vibrant sports scene, their story unfolds a decade after their initial meeting, offering readers a satisfying exploration of growth, redemption, and unexpected love.

The novel opens with an ingenious meet-cute that immediately captivates, despite its questionable premise as a legitimate psychological study. This creative introduction establishes the foundation for Dunbar’s narrative with remarkable efficiency, setting up the characters’ initial connection in a way that feels both unique and memorable. When their paths cross again years later, the groundwork for their second chance is already firmly established in readers’ minds.

Bolan’s character arc stands as one of the novel’s greatest strengths. His transformation from playboy athlete to devoted husband unfolds with a charm that makes him increasingly endearing as the story progresses. What proves particularly compelling is that Bolan falls first, dedicating himself completely to making their marriage of convenience succeed. His commitment to Ruthie and his daughter showcases a depth of character that transcends the typical sports romance hero.

Equally engaging is Ruthie’s journey, which mirrors the familiar struggles many women face after early marriage failures—the challenge of reclaiming one’s identity and purpose. Through Bolan’s genuine interest and eventual love, she discovers her own space as a mother to his daughter, finding both her voice against manipulative in-laws and her path to profound happiness. Her evolution feels authentic and emotionally resonant, offering readers a protagonist whose growth is as satisfying as the romance itself.

While Dunbar’s storytelling shines in character development and emotional depth, her reliance on an obvious baseball metaphor throughout the narrative occasionally feels heavy-handed and unnecessary. This running motif, while thematically relevant, sometimes detracts from the natural power of Ruthie and Bolan’s story. This tendency toward overly explicit metaphorical frameworks appears to be a recurring element in Dunbar’s writing style.

Despite this minor critique, Catch the Kiss succeeds in creating engaging, relatable characters whose second-chance journey proves both heartwarming and satisfying. Dunbar’s Chicago Anchors series continues to demonstrate her talent for crafting contemporary romances with emotional substance and authentic character growth. Readers will undoubtedly look forward to future installments featuring the compelling personalities introduced in this Chicago-based world.

In love and romance, 

Professor A

Audio Release

✍🏻 Looking for something spicy? Fiona Cole’s Aspen is available in audio!!! ✍🏻

professorromance
Text displaying 'Audio Release Blitz hosted by valentine pr & literary management' in a mix of black and pink font styles.
A promotional image for the audiobook 'Aspen' by Fiona Cole, featuring a shirtless man lounging on a couch with a mobile phone displaying the audiobook interface and the text 'Crawl to me.' in a stylish font.
OPEN SIGNUPS (1).png

Aspen by Fiona Cole is now live in audio!

Narrated by: Ryan Hudson and Kingsley Rose

A hate-to-love novel that will leave you craving the romance and the fight!

He’s arrogant, ruthless, and irresistible–the last man I should ever trust.
And he wants me to be his wife.

Lucian Daire wants my family’s company.
I want to watch him burn for it.

He thinks I’m nothing more than a spoiled princess and I think he’s a heartless bastard.
But no matter how much we push, we keep pulling back together.

When I discover he needs a wife and he realizes my determination to save my family’s legacy, a deal is struck–lines are drawn.

But the more we fight, the more those lines blur.

Because hatred is just passion turned inside out.
And when it finally explodes, it threatens to destroy us both.

And we might just be desperate enough to let it.

Listen today!

Audible: https://bit.ly/42EAIxO 

Amazon: https://bit.ly/43MVDjw

Apple: https://bit.ly/3SbL3LK 

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3FvKxoO 

image5.png

Meet Fiona

A woman with shoulder-length hair and a warm smile, sitting at a table in a casual event setting, wearing a black sleeveless top and a necklace.

Fiona Cole is a military wife and a stay at home mom with degrees in biology and chemistry. As much as she loved science, she decided to postpone her career to stay at home with her two little girls, and immersed herself in the world of books until finally deciding to write her own.

Connect with Fiona

Website: www.authorfionacole.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14212528.Fiona_Cole

Amazon:  http://amzn.to/2sys7gg

Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorfionacole

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/254919681647995/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/authorfionacole

Twitter: www.twitter.com/authorfionacole

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/fiona-cole

Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/authorfionacole

new release

✍🏻 Jessica Peterson’s Sawyer is here. If you love a book boyfriend who is ‘all in’ with his FMC, THIS is the book for you. ✍🏻

professorromance
The logo for a book release blitz featuring the text 'Release Blitz hosted by' in black and a pink background.
Cover of the book 'Sawyer' by Jessica Peterson featuring a cowboy in a hat and bandana, with a gradient background.

Sawyer by Jessica Peterson is now live! 

Dirty dancing leads to a chance at forever in this sizzling single parent, found family, small town romance by Jessica Peterson.

As a recently divorced single mom, I have zero interest in flirting with guys while on a rare girls’ weekend away with my sisters. I just want to have fun, celebrate my new job, and listen to live music at a honky tonk.

But when I literally stumble into the most gorgeous guy ever on the dance floor, those plans go up in smoke. Growing up on the barrel racing circuit, I’m not immune to the charms of a cowboy. But this particular one is hot as hell: Sawyer’s got a mustache, some sexy tattoos, and a very filthy mouth.

Needless to say, we end up naked in his swanky hotel room. It’s the best sex of my life. And the way Sawyer treats me like a queen? Let’s just say a girl could get addicted to that kind of adoration. 

Good thing he’ll always be just a one night stand I can look back on with a smile. I’m rebuilding our life from scratch, and I need to focus on my three-year-old daughter and the dream job I just landed.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I move to Hartsville and run into a tattooed cowboy with an endearing daughter of his own. Now Sawyer wants more than the occasional playdates between our girls. But the closer we become, the more determined this sexy single dad is to keep me forever. 

As much as I am falling for Sawyer, I’m terrified. I’ve been down this road before with my ex, and I wonder if I can trust this cowboy. Will he rope the moon for me? Or is my heart destined to be trampled all over again?

  Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited

Amazon: https://bit.ly/3CEd62e

Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/SawyerJP

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3XbADin

Meet Jessica

A woman with long hair wearing a blue dress sits comfortably on a wicker sofa, resting her head on her hand and smiling warmly.

Jessica Peterson writes romance with heat, humor, and heart. Heroes with hot accents are her specialty. When she’s not writing, she can be found bellying up to a bar in the south’s best restaurants with her husband Ben, reading books with her adorable daughter Gracie, or snuggling up with her 70-pound lap dog, Martha.

A Carolina girl at heart, she fantasizes about splitting her time between Charleston and Asheville, but currently lives in Charlotte, NC.

Connect with Jessica

Website: https://www.jessicapeterson.com/

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/JessicaPetersonGR

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KoS0sb

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicapetersonauthor/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PetersonsPupils/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicapauthor/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaPAuthor

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jessica-peterson

new release

✍🏻 L.B. Dunbar’s next Chicago Anchors story is HERE. It’s time to grab Catch the Kiss and fall hard for Bolan and Ruthie! ✍🏻

professorromance
Cover image for 'Catch the Kiss' by L.B. Dunbar featuring a male baseball player kneeling in front of a woman in a red dress. The background resembles a baseball field. The text on the image includes 'NEW BOOK ALERT' and mentions Kindle Unlimited.

✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for CATCH THE KISS by @lbdunbarwrites! Grab it in KU!  #OneClickNow

https://a.co/d/dE2syhG

Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

⚾baseball romance

⚾reformed bad boy

⚾single dad

⚾marriage of convenience

⚾homeruns of heat

Cover of the book 'Catch the Kiss' featuring a baseball player kneeling in uniform and offering a rose to a woman in a red dress, set in a grand interior.

Meeting Bolan Adler, professional baseball catcher and single dad, is a complicated story.

One involving a one-time kiss when I was young and silly. And a two-time tryst as some kind of midlife breakdown moment. 

Anyway, in the game of baseball, three strikes mean: you’re out. 

I thought my third one might happen when Bolan Adler is the newest client of the sports management agency I work for. 

The same business that just promoted me to agent status when I haven’t asked for the position. 

Also, the ridiculous company that wrote up a reputation repair report for the newest member of the Chicago Anchors which includes:

Bolan Adler needs a wife.

He’s decided I’m it. Only this isn’t a game of tag.

Hearts are on the line when I meet Bolan’s sweet sixteen-month-old, and my role goes from babysitting the bad boy of baseball to bonus-mom for his precious daughter.

Complicated, like I said. 

Add in when my fake husband starts tossing out real emotions about love, marriage, and a baby, and I’m just hoping to stay out of the strike zone. Because the obvious opponent on the field is love.

Will it win or lose at the end of the season?

Meet L.B. Dunbar:

L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.

To get all the scoop about the self-proclaimed queen of silver fox romance, join her on Facebook at Loving L.B. or receive her monthly newsletter, Love Notes.

Connect with L.B. Dunbar:

https://linktr.ee/lbdunbarwrites

new release

✍🏻 Kristen Ashley’s return to Misted Pines is EXACTLY the read for an uncertain time. Why? Because Harry Moran is CERTAINLY a swoon of an MMC. Run and grab The Woman Left Behind TODAY! ✍🏻

professorromance

Echos from the past
Threaten to crush…

The Woman Left Behind, an all-new, beautifully-crafted, compelling second-chance, thriller romance and the fourth book in the Misted Pines Series from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley is live now!

Cover of the book 'The Woman Left Behind' by Kristen Ashley featuring a colorful, abstract background with the title and author's name prominently displayed.

There are two dead bodies in Idaho, and the gun used to kill them has been traced back to a sixteen-year-old robbery in Misted Pines.

Sheriff Harry Moran has a broken heart and a stack of case files on his desk that the corrupt sheriff who came before him might have bungled.

Or he may have framed innocent people.

The first case Harry dives into, the woman left behind lives just a block away from his office.

When Lillian Rainier opens the door to the sheriff, Harry, who’s been a dead man walking since his wife died, comes back to life.

As for Lillian, she’s had a crush on Harry for forever, Harry showing at her door, and how he is when he does only makes her fall deeper.

As Harry and his team dive into these suspicious cases, Harry and Lillian have to figure out what to do with all they feel for each other, how hard it hits them, and how deep it goes.

But as a voice from the past becomes a witness in the present, and Harry and his crew dig deeper, they sense something sinister happened years ago.

As they weave together the threads of a cold case, they realize how messy it is.

Worse, the man behind the mess is desperately cleaning it up …

And no one in Misted Pines is safe.

Promotional image for 'The Woman Left Behind' by Kristen Ashley, featuring the book cover, an audiobook on a smartphone, and a tablet, with a blurred background and the text 'AVAILABLE NOW' in bold lettering.

Start reading today!
Available in Ebook, Print & Audio→
https://bit.ly/4jJGR2r

Add The Woman Left Behind to Goodreads→ https://bit.ly/42EX2bf

Start the series of standalones with The Girl in the Mist→ https://bit.ly/3JAxH7n

Book cover and digital media for 'The Woman Left Behind' by Kristen Ashley featuring raindrops on a window background with text quotes from the book.

For more information on Kristen Ashley, visit:
https://www.kristenashley.net/

Connect with Kristen Ashley
Newsletter: https://bit.ly/44hqxyI
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3U1PKYY
Instagram: https://bit.ly/49MgbIi
TikTok: https://bit.ly/49LMg2L
Bluesky: https://bit.ly/3ZKTHW5
Pinterest: https://bit.ly/4aKmmxM
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3UbHWE3
BookBub: https://bit.ly/3vUbQoz

new release

✍🏻 J. Saman’s next story in her Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires series, Undeniably Enemies. This is, by my estimation, one of her kinkiest stories. You can grab this one TODAY! ✍🏻

professorromance

🩺💥❤️‍🔥UNDENIABLY ENEMIES is LIVE ❤️‍🔥💥🩺

Undeniably Enemies is…

👨‍⚕️Grumpy, obsessed doctor

🩺 Sunshine medical student with a tragic past

💥 Enemies to Lovers

🫣 Brother’s Best Friend

🏥 He’s her boss

🤭 Age gap (10 years)

🏠 Neighbors to Lovers

🤫 Secret relationship & texts

🔥SUPER STEAMY w/ k!nk and play

❤️‍🔥So Many FEELS

http://geni.us/UndeniablyEnemies

BLURB:

I knew better than to take my best friend’s little sister’s virginity at that Halloween party. But in my defense, I didn’t know how to say no. Or maybe I simply didn’t want to.

She was my Cinderella and I was her masked villain.

Then I ruined everything. Twice.

Years later we’re undeniably enemies, our hate for each other legendary.

Except I haven’t been able to stop thinking about her. Or that night.

Only now she works for me in the hospital where she’s a medical student and I’m an attending physician. Not to mention, without realizing it, I bought the apartment next to hers.

We try to keep things professional but when she learns the truth behind the secrets I’ve been keeping, angry sparks explode into a raging inferno of scorching touches and burning passion.

I know I have to keep my distance. She’s all wrong for me. Too young. Too bratty. Too dangerous to the life I’ve worked tirelessly to rebuild. The one being with her would destroy.

The problem is, I’ve never wanted anyone more. And I don’t know how to stay away for long.

Especially when I discover I’m not the only one keeping secrets.

READ FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED: http://geni.us/UndeniablyEnemies

new release, Review

✍🏻 Professor Romance’s Reviews: Kandi Steiner’s Save Your Breath, book 4 of her Kings of the Ice series ✍🏻

professorromance

Overall Grade: A-

Tropes: childhood friends to lovers; opposites attract; fake relationship/engagement; forced proximity; pro hockey romance; miscommunication trope; athlete & pop star; slow burn

Two elements elevate romance novels to greatness: a hero who can tenderly braid the heroine’s hair and characters whose painful pasts prevent them from finding happiness until their love interest truly sees them. Kandi Steiner masterfully incorporates both in Save Your Breath, the fourth installment in her Kings of the Ice series, creating an emotional journey that devastated me in the best possible way.

I anticipated that Aleks Suter and Mia Love’s story would pack the most potent emotional punch in this series. While I remain a devoted “Daddy P” fan, Aleks now rivals him as my favorite Steiner book boyfriend. Unlike Daddy P’s brooding grumpiness, Aleks embodies the team’s “bad boy” persona—yet his anger-fueled actions mask the deep wounds of a man abandoned to foster care. Steiner’s character development for Aleks stands as the novel’s greatest achievement. His journey toward self-acceptance through Mia’s unconditional love brought me to tears, and Steiner makes readers work for this payoff through an exquisitely crafted slow-burn romance.

Mia serves as Aleks’s perfect counterbalance. Beyond the “good girl/bad boy” dynamic, Steiner portrays her as someone who complements and challenges Aleks. Through Mia, we witness the struggle to maintain cultural relevance while staying true to artistic integrity. Aleks becomes her biggest supporter, encouraging her to create authentic music even as they navigate their arranged engagement. This mutual admiration adds profound vulnerability to their supposedly fake relationship—they’re each other’s greatest champions, fostering a love that captivates readers.

The Tampa Bay Ospreys’ found family dynamic enhances the emotional resonance. Aleks’s gradual connections with teammates parallel his growing closeness with Mia, creating a powerful emotional compound effect when he finally accepts that he deserves love. While these interactions often inject humor into tense moments, they underscore Aleks’s deep-seated need for acceptance. His relationships with Mia’s parents and his elderly neighbor further highlight his character growth, adding emotional complexity to the story.

My one criticism lies in the miscommunication between the protagonists. While Steiner establishes their ability to see each other fully, their failure to recognize each other’s feelings sometimes lacks credibility. The narrative doesn’t sufficiently explore why these otherwise perceptive characters remain blind to their mutual attraction.

Nevertheless, this flaw doesn’t diminish the overall emotional impact of Save Your Breath. Readers should prepare for a slow burn that demands patience—Steiner doesn’t rush Aleks and Mia’s journey. The beautiful, tear-inducing conclusion justifies the wait. The Kings of the Ice series continues to deliver exceptional hockey romance, and I eagerly anticipate the next two installments.

In love and romance,

Professor A

new release

✍🏻 I love me a bad boy…or a seemingly bad boy. Kandi Steiner’s Save Your Breath is everything I had hoped for Aleks and Mia’s story. It’s engaging, emotional, and EVERYTHING you love about Kandi Steiner’s romances. Today is the DAY to grab this one. ✍🏻

professorromance

Kandi Steiner’s next story in the exciting world of professional hockey, Save Your Breath, is available now. You absolutely do not want to miss the fireworks between Mia Love and Aleks Suter.

Grab your copy HERE 👇🏻

Ebook, Alex cover, etc: geni.us/saveyourbreath

Discreet/Special Edition paperback: https://amzn.to/4ijpZyq

Discreet/Special Edition hardcover: https://amzn.to/4iDb3Ll

Tropes:

  • Pro Hockey Romance
  • NHL Bad Boy
  • Pop Star Princess
  • Fake Engagement
  • Athlete & Pop Star
  • Childhood Friends to Lovers
  • Forced Proximity
  • Unrequited Love (or so they think)
  • Opposites Attract
  • Slow Burn
Blurb:

THIS JUST IN: HOCKEY BAD BOY AND POP STAR EXTRAORDINAIRE ENGAGED!

That was the headline we’d wanted. If only I’d known the cost to get it.

Aleksander Suter has been my best friend since high school—and the only man who’s ever been able to truly get under my skin. With his reputation for trouble and a smirk that could melt ice, he’s also the NHL’s favorite bad boy.

When my publicist’s plan to fix my image collides with his need to clean up his own, we find ourselves in a fake engagement that feels too real from the start.

Now, I’m releasing my new album, putting on a show for the paparazzi I usually try to dodge, and falling too fast for a man who never falls for anyone. Every stolen glance, every heated touch blurs the lines between us until I’m wondering where the lies end and the truth begins.

And when a hurricane traps us together in his high-rise condo, all my carefully built walls collapse, and resisting the pull between us becomes a losing game.

Suddenly, the stakes are higher than just headlines, and the risks feel more personal than ever.

But as our past resurfaces and old feelings reignite, I realize the biggest risk isn’t losing my career—it’s losing my heart to the one person I thought would never be mine.