Sometimes forever starts with the last person you want. Darci Griffin has sworn off romance—and the cocky new neighbor who catches her in the world’s most humiliating moment. She’s a children’s librarian with a fortress around her heart, an expert at dodging feelings and first dates. Alex Dixon is all sharp edges and bottled-up grief, a widower who lost everything and decided wanting nothing was safer. From their first clash—snark, sparks, and one infuriatingly good deed—they can’t stop colliding: hallway skirmishes, reluctant favors, late-night arguments that turn into the kind of confessions you only make in the dark. What starts as irritation becomes chemistry that won’t be ignored: laughter that sneaks up on them, heat that makes rules feel irrelevant, and a tenderness neither of them thought they’d earn again. But choosing each other means risking what they’ve spent years protecting—her battered belief in being unlovable, his vow to never break a heart or his own again. If they’re brave enough to drop their armor, the enemies they were might just make room for the lovers they’re meant to be. SOMETIME AROUND MIDNIGHT is a steamy, heart-mending enemies-to-lovers romance about second chances, messy healing, and the moment you realize home is a person who argues with you…and stays.
She’s chasing the story. He’s chasing her heart. Sloane Jenkins is about to write the story that will make or break her career. It’s not the assignment she was given, but it’s the one she knows will earn her a coveted spot at Boston’s biggest magazine. She’s chasing the story that’s never been told: the truth about Elite Wrestling Entertainment and its mysterious owner, Amos Rafferty. There’s just one problem: she has no idea how to get it. Wolf Bennett is known for his charm, humor, and being the fifth wheel of the friend group. After his divorce from fellow wrestler Harper Valentine, he has struggled to get back into the dating game…until he met Sloane. The problem? She isn’t interested, but that doesn’t stop him from thinking about her for the next year. When they cross paths again, they decide to take advantage of this serendipitous moment. Wolf wants to give it a real chance and prove to her there’s more to him than wrestling, but Sloane decides to use their unfinished history to get close, dig deep, and get her story. Soon locker-room secrets, long nights on the road, and undeniable chemistry make it hard to tell where the story ends, and the real feelings begin.
