The Matchmaker's Cottage by Kat SloaneA cozy fall romance wrapped in small town charm reunites the owner of a bed and breakfast with her childhood sweetheart for a celebrity matchmaking scheme which has them both seeing stars. Julia Schaeffer might run the most romantic little bed and breakfast in Upstate New York, but as far as that infuriating Ethan Duchamp is concerned, this older, wiser Julia has a strict no vacancy policy. Sure, shes teetering on the edge of a financial cliff, and

he quit his soul-destroying accounting job in Ohio and moved to Manhattan with dreams of making it on Broadway

When he is tasked with picking up Lottie’s granddaughter at the bus station

So why can't I get his alluring touch out of my head

she’s stunned to be saved by him—and his ridiculously large sword—instead

and whoever curates the best parade float will win the year-long contract

her hot temper still gets the best of her and manifests in bar brawls

Gunner can relate—and maybe they could even find solace in each other

So he cuts her off

Abby Jimenez

But a broken heart may be the least of their worries

There is no escapism like reading about a nearly middle-aged woman embarking on a glittering

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