Bøker av Barri Naven

Having a moron for a boss is more than anyone should have to take, and when Geneva Lane can't deal for another second, she shares her opinion with the man and is fired on the spot. Unfortunately, no moron for a boss also means no paycheck, but after she shares her situation with her parents, her sudden lack of employment turns out to be a blessing in disguise because her parents need her help consulting on a construction job they've been putting off for years. Perfect, Geneva thinks. Getting paid for basically being a figurehead sounds like a dream job. Until she meets the contractor. Oliver Doucette has partnered a construction business for eight years, and he's never once had a "Consultant" breathing down his neck. He finds out the first day at the job site Geneva Lane barely knows a hammer from a wrench, but he also knows he's stuck with her because her parents are his bosses and he needs to somehow figure out how to get along with her for the next nine months. What doesn't figure into Oliver's carefully laid plans are his growing feelings for Geneva. Feelings he has to suppress because falling for the daughter of the boss is a big mistake.

Keely Holden hasn't had a date in over six months, and she's tired of being alone. With the help of her bestie, she comes up with a plan to attract men. Keely knows the plan absolutely has to work because she didn't spend almost forty dollars for a 3.86 carat fake diamond ring for nothing. Brogan Montgomery is new to town and one of the first people he meets is the stunning Keely Holden, when she hits him with a door. Then she crashes into him. Then she crashes into him again. He is irresistibly drawn to this beautiful disaster but he can do nothing but admire her from afar. All because of that ring on her third finger, left hand.

Emmy Vincent can't believe her besties would sign her up for a matchmaking vacation at a resort in Vermont, but she is guilted into going because the trip is non-refundable. What she never expects is being cheated on hours after she meets her "perfect match". Booker Drummond is tired of dating one woman after another and not finding one interested in a relationship, and he takes a chance on a matchmaking vacation in Vermont, thinking he can't do any worse than he has been, and guesses the fates are laughing at him when his "date" for the week cheats on him. When Emmy and Booker realize they're in the same boat, they decide there's no sense in remaining solo at a resort full of couples, and they join in the group activities during their stay, happy to have someone to spend a few days with. Until the vacation comes to an end and Booker realizes he wants more than just a few days with Emmy.

Colleen Maguire has had it with some of her colleagues and knows it's time for a major career change. When another job all but falls in her lap, she doesn't hesitate to accept it, since a company with the motto "We Make Dreams Come True" seems perfect for her. Until she meets Logan Duffy, one of her new colleagues at the Print Shop, who is a prime example of why she left her previous job, and she wonders if she's made a gigantic mistake. Logan Duffy can't understand why Colleen Maguire, the beautiful new blonde in the office, treats him as if he's her sworn enemy. But he's going to find out. And he's going to change her mind.

Eden Harper is facing two different social nightmares, both on the same day, and having her boyfriend at her side was going to be the only way to get through them. Except a week before the big day, her boyfriend breaks up with her, and she knows she can't attend a wedding and a family party alone. How desperate is she to find a fake boyfriend? When she sets her eyes on Alex O'Ryan, who lives two doors away in her building and who has been a thorn in her side ever since they met a year ago, she realizes just how desperate she is. Alex O'Ryan can't believe when he hears Eden Harper's proposition, which couldn't have come at a more perfect time. Having a valid reason to miss his family reunion, and seeing his ex-girlfriend hanging on her new boyfriend, his own cousin, is almost too good to be true. So what if he and Eden can't spent thirty seconds in each other's company without arguing? They'd figure it out. Probably. Maybe.

Following the advice of her trusty horoscope, Caterina Clemmons has decided it's time to do what she's always dreamed of doing, opening her own craft shop and becoming her own boss. Things slowly fall into place, and she relocates to New Hampshire where she meets Quentin, a fellow shopkeeper, who is both charming and hot. Alas, as her horoscope makes no mention of dating a mysterious stranger, she refuses when he asks her to dinner, telling him they are destined to be friends and only friends. Quentin Hunter has been turned down by girls plenty of times before, but never because of a horoscope prediction, and he's determined not to give up on the beautiful Cat because he knows she is worth the challenge he's facing.

Ashley Logan is elected to work on her company's charity drive, and her co-coordinator is gorgeous Mitch Crowley, the strong, silent type, and one of the most introverted guys she's ever met. Ashley has no clue how they're going to work together and make the drive a success. Mitch Crowley can't believe his luck in being selected to work with the beautiful but unattainable Ashley Logan this summer, but he knows this is his one chance to impress her, and he isn't going to screw it up.

Jillian Derby's guilty secret is watching romantic movies, which provide endless inspiration for her love of playing matchmaker to her colleagues. All is going well until she comes up against Hudson Essex, the most uncooperative guy she's ever had to deal with, because Hudson wants nothing to do with what he considers Jillian's scheming. But thanks to an April Fool's prank that backfires and Mother Nature's interference, will Jillian and Hudson both get what they don't even know they want?