The Next Best Fling

<p><b>''Palpable tension. Charming characters who self-reflect. Laugh out loud moments. A plot with so many emotional layers. <i>The Next Best Fling </i>has absolutely everything I want in a romance book. Bravo'' MIA SHERIDAN,<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Archer''s Voice</i></b><br><br><b>''Funny, smart, and spicy!'' ABBY JIMENEZ,<i> New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Friend Zone</i></b><br><br><b>He wants the bride, she wants the groom. But what if all they really want... is each other? </b><b>Two broken hearts decide that the best way to get over their first loves is with a no-strings-attached fake dating relationship in this spicy and charming debut romance.</b><br><br>Librarian Marcela Ortiz has been secretly in love with her best friend for years - but when he gets engaged, it''s time to move on. Before she gets the chance, she has a bigger problem to contend with in the form of Theo Young, ex-NFL player and older brother of the man she loves. <br><br>When she discovers Theo''s plans to confess his feelings for his brother''s fiancée at their engagement party, Marcela stops him - despite how tempting it is to let him run away with the bride-to-be. Managing to convince Theo to sleep off his drunken almost-mistake at her place, when they arrive at a family brunch the next day, everyone wrongly assumes they hooked up.<br><br>Since Theo needs a cover for his feelings for the bride and Marcela needs a distraction from her unrequited feelings for the groom, they decide to roll with the lie. Until one late night at a bar, they take it a step further. Soon, they''re exploring the simmering chemistry between them, whether in library aisles or Marcela''s bed.<br><br>No boundaries. No strings attached. Until their rebound starts working. Maybe a little too well...<br><br><b>Readers are obsessed with <i>The Next Best Fling</i>: </b><br><br>''Good grief, this was fantastic!! Emotionally rich, swoony, spicy, just the right level of angsty'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''Any book that I read in 24 hours is highly recommended!! This was an addicting page turning read that had me neglecting my responsibilities'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''Obsessed!!'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''I devoured <i>The Next Best Fling</i> in one sitting, completely swept up in its heartwarming charm and irresistible romance'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''I''m actually <i>obsessed</i> with this'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''I would die for Theo Young'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''Look - if I stay up past my bedtime to finish a book, you know it''s worth reading. In fact, I read this one all in the span of a few hours'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''Perfection'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''Gosh did I adore this book, it had me hooked from the very first page'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''Taylor Swift wrote "Right Where You Left Me" so this book could run!'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''To say I''m obsessed might just be the biggest understatement of this century'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''If you''re looking for a fictional couple to become way too invested in, this is the book to read'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''The chemistry was off the rails with Marcela and Theo'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''I was immediately obsessed with this book from the first few chapters. I quite literally devoured the entire thing in less than 24 hour, and I loved it all. It was messy, angsty, dramatic, and spicy but also so so heartwarming and healing'' &#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088&#11088<br><br>''I honestly wasn''t expecting to love this book as much as I did, but I''m defin