{"title":"Alana Gray","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rough-cut-romance-book-alana-gray-9781067535803","title":"Rough Cut Romance","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe built up her walls--he showed up with a chainsaw.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐚\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e My divorce is finalized, my son is heading to college, and for the first time in years... my life is peaceful.\u003cbr\u003e Almost.\u003cbr\u003e Because college tuition is outrageously expensive, and peaceful doesn't exactly pay the bills.\u003cbr\u003e So I do what any slightly desperate single mom with construction experience and a questionable sense of humor would do--I start designing nightstands.\u003cbr\u003e Normal nightstands... with one tiny twist.\u003cbr\u003e Each one has a hidden compartment for mommy's \u003ci\u003especial toys.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Because no parent wants their kid discovering what's tucked into a drawer or hidden under a mattress and waving it around for the world to see.\u003cbr\u003e The idea is brilliant.\u003cbr\u003e The timing? Not so much.\u003cbr\u003e The trade show that could make this business take off is only a few weeks away, and my design still needs serious work.\u003cbr\u003e Enter Wyatt.\u003cbr\u003e A ridiculously talented carpenter with a crooked grin, endless patience, and a goofy sense of humor that makes me laugh harder than I have in years.\u003cbr\u003e Between sawdust-filled afternoons in the workshop and road trips for supplies, we fall into an easy rhythm.\u003cbr\u003e The kind that feels dangerously close to something more.\u003cbr\u003e Which is a problem, because I just fought my way back to peace.\u003cbr\u003e And the last thing this newly divorced single mom needs is another man complicating her life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e𝐖𝐲𝐚𝐭𝐭\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I was raised by a single mom who worked herself to the bone while dating a parade of men who made her life harder.\u003cbr\u003e I promised myself I'd never be one of those guys.\u003cbr\u003e No drama. No messy relationships. And definitely no getting involved with a woman who already has enough on her plate.\u003cbr\u003e Then Vera asks me to help build her \u003ci\u003etoy box\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Next thing I know, I'm spending every spare hour helping her design nightstands with clever hidden compartments and sexy little secrets.\u003cbr\u003e Working with her should be simple.\u003cbr\u003e But Vera's smart, funny, and stronger than she realizes. And somewhere between sanding wood, testing sliding panels, and hearing the story behind her crazy idea...\u003cbr\u003e I stop wanting to keep my distance.\u003cbr\u003e She deserves someone steady. Someone who makes her life easier.\u003cbr\u003e The problem is...\u003cbr\u003e The more time we spend alone in that workshop, the harder it is not to imagine being the reason she doesn't need those toys anymore.\u003cbr\u003e And if I'm not careful, this little side project might turn into the one thing I swore I'd never risk.\u003cbr\u003e My heart.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Can these two create a blueprint for love? Or is this project destined to be unfinished? Find out in this short mountain man and the single mom romcom novella. This story features no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. 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Now I'm managing my brother Jace's log home company and living in a small cabin he built, trying to figure out who I am without a fiancé or a five-year plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere's just one loose end I can't escape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy ex refuses to let go, and I still need to untangle the last threads of our shared life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter Elias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy brother's employee and friend. All flannel, sawdust, and steady calm. He offers to play the role of my new boyfriend long enough to convince my ex to finally back off. It's supposed to be simple, temporary and, most importantly, fake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcept my fake boyfriend is showing up for me in ways my real fiancé never did. And the more I lean on him, the harder it becomes to remember why this is only an act.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElias\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI've had feelings for Layne since the day I met her. I just never thought I'd get the chance to act on them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow she's back in town, working alongside me, and trusting me to be her knight in shining armor, when I'm usually just some guy in steel toed boots. Pretending to be her boyfriend seems harmless. Helpful, even. A few staged encounters, a few convincing kisses, and her ex is gone for good.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut pretending gets complicated fast when every smile feels real and every touch leaves me wanting more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe's my boss's sister. She's fresh out of a broken engagement. 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