Bøker av Ellie K. Wilde

Broke, jaded and unceremoniously dumped by her doting boyfriend. That's the state in which Melody Woods returns to the place she spent a decade avoiding: her small hometown of Oakwood Bay.Things go from bad to worse when Melody's twin brother talks her into a catastrophic end-of-summer camping trip. She finds herself stranded in the woods, awaiting rescue with only her brother's best friend for warmth-the very person she fled her hometown to avoid.Years ago, a mistake cost him his chance with Melody, and college football coach Zac Porter can't blame her for wanting nothing to do with him now. While Melody hopes for a cut-and-dry see you never once they make it back to town, Zac-who's been quietly in love with her for years-becomes determined to prove they're meant to be.Given their track record, Melody isn't convinced he's for real. Never mind that her brother would break Zac's nose if they ever got together, and that she's only in town long enough to get back on her feet after her break-up.As for Zac, he's already facing an uphill battle trying to coach his team to its first winning game in years, or risk being forced into early retirement. Getting Melody to fall for him...What's one more challenge, right?

Two players. One apartment. A whole new game.Serial dater Finn Palmer has it down to a science: dinner, drinks, the this-is-just-sex conversation, and he's back in his own bed by midnight. With his infectious smile and preference for one-night flings, he's exactly the distraction Jenna Carling needs when she returns home for her sister's dreaded wedding.So when Jenna shows up on his doorstep looking for a hot do-over of their failed one-night stand from a year ago, she's shocked that Finn offers her something entirely different: his spare bedroom for the summer.Finn's self-prescribed singledom means two things: he is woefully cuddle-starved, and he will never, ever sleep with a woman he's interested in. He knows there's something different about Jenna. She's charming, warm, lets him wax poetic about his favorite documentaries... And there's no way he can sleep with her without catching serious feelings. But he can definitely keep her around as a platonic roommate. And he can definitely get this pesky crush under control.Problem is, Jenna's now convinced she's lost her mojo. And the harder she tries to tempt Finn into more-more sex, more midnight bakery rendezvous, more... cuddling?!-the harder it is not to fantasize about a future with her. Too bad he's witnessed the destructive effects of love. And Finn would never put himself through that.He only needs to survive the summer. Soon, her evil sister's wedding will be over. Jenna will be gone. And Finn can get back to... What, exactly?The No-Judgment Zone is a steamy romantic comedy with the roommates-to-lovers, reformed player, forced proximity, sunshine/golden retriever, and wedding date tropes. This romance has a happily ever after.It's the second book in the Sunset Landing series but can be read as a standalone.

six-ty for-ty rule (noun): a deal you make with your pain-in-the-butt client, when hating him starts to feel a little too good.Jude Holland has slogged it for years at a chance to land a coveted job designing the city's most breathtaking restaurants and nightclubs. And when a spot opens up on her firm's design team, her boss makes her a deal: design Theo Jordan-the firm's biggest client-a new restaurant, convince him to renew his contract with the company, and the job is hers.If only he'd play along.Theo is infamous for three very specific things: he's a hot-shot young chef-turned-restaurateur, a thorn-in-your-side client, and the kind of attractive that makes you wonder which kind of psychedelics the great maker was taking, when he created him. Not that Jude notices. She's too busy sticking to the plan, and it helps that he's a total ass, anyway.That is, until a steamy business trip leads to a very different deal between these enemies, who suddenly can't seem to keep their hands off each other. Sixty percent of the time, they'd indulge those funny, fluttering feelings that seem to manifest whenever they're together. The rest of the time? They'd be nothing but professional.It doesn't take Theo long to realize that's easier said than done. But with a restaurant launch and a dream promotion on the line-not to mention a workplace rival hell-bent on ruining her career-Theo only has a handful of weeks to convince Jude to make that sixty percent full-time.The Sixty/Forty Rule is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers workplace romance between a sunshine commercial designer and her grumpy client. It has a healthy dose of spice and a happily ever after. It is the first book in the Sunset Landing series of standalone reads.