The bookshop bet

Laura Sutton loves books, her little independent bookstore, and the fact that no one tells her how to run it.Until Gray Carrington moves in across the street. He's charming, ambitious, way too confident, and, of all people, works for the very bookstore chain that Laura finds about as romantic as a tax bill.When a little friendly rivalry turns into a real bet, it quickly becomes clear: Over the next three months, it's not just about who has more customers, better ideas, and the more successful store.It's about winning.Unfortunately, Gray develops a highly disruptive habit in the process: He's suddenly everywhere. In her thoughts, in her store, and increasingly way too close to her. Amid sharp verbal sparring, secret glances, and a rivalry that looks less and less like hostility, Laura eventually has to admit to herself that Gray Carrington might not just be her biggest rival.But also the man with whom she'd love to forget all the rules of the bet.A humorous rivals-to-lovers rom-com about two bookstores, a dangerous bet, and the realization that some men are at least as hard to put down as a damn good book.