He needs a fake girlfriend. She's avoiding romance…until Bluestar Island's first vintage grand prix sends their hearts colliding into each other.Maxine "Maxi" Daniels runs her own auto shop in Virginia, but when she learns of an auto race with a cash prize on Bluestar Island, she's determined to compete. After her father passed on, the only family Maxi has is her aunt. And now it's Maxi's turn to help her aunt by winning the race and collecting the prize money needed to fix up her aunt's aging home.Game designer Owen Turner has written off dating after his last disastrous relationship. However, when unbeknownst to him someone signs him up for the island's first bachelor auction, he'll do anything to stop the ladies from hitting on him…including getting a fake girlfriend.So, when his life collides with Maxi's, he offers her a deal she can't refuse. But when their charade starts to feel real, will they be able to deny their growing attraction? Includes a recipe for Aunt Bonnie's Apple Crisp! Bluestar Island series:Book 1 – Love Blooms (Hannah & Ethan)Book 2 – Harvest Dance (Aster & Sam)Book 3 – A Lighthouse Cafe (Darla & Will)Book 4 – Rising Star (Emma & Noah)Book 5 – Summer by the Beach (Summer & Greg)Book 6 – Brass Anchor Inn (Josie & Lane)Book 7 – Summer Refresh (Sara & Kent)Book 8 – A Seaside Bookshop Christmas (Melinda & Liam)Book 9 – A Lighthouse Snapshot (Lainey & Jack)Book 10 – Inheriting Her Island House (Paige & Grant)Book 11 – A Brass Anchor Inn Christmas (Carol & Harvey)Book 12 – Race to the Beach (Maxi & Owen)Book 13 – The Art of Seashells (Mayor Banks & Lily) Award-winning author, Jennifer Faye pens fun, heartwarming contemporary romances with rugged cowboys, sexy billionaires and enchanting royalty. With more than a million books sold, she is internationally published with books translated into more than a dozen languages. She is a two-time winner of the RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Award, the CataRomance Reviewers' Choice Award, named a TOP PICK author, and been nominated for numerous other awards. Now living her dream, she resides with her very patient husband and two spoiled cats. When she's not plotting out her next romance, you can find her curled up with a mug of tea and a book.
