Enemies-to-lovers + Forced Proximity in Firebrook Valley.
Published: Fri, 02/13/26
Updated: Sat, 02/14/26
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One small town. Two powerful families. Thirty years of bad blood.
Welcome to Firebrook Valley! I am so excited to finally introduce you to the rivals, the tension, and the billionaires of my brand-new series. (Includes: cameos from some of my OG billionaires.)
Get ready for a high-stakes, forced-proximity romance and a town you'll want to return to over and over again.
Was her goal to intimidate me? Is that why she called for a meeting here, in Boston, at this dusty, old-world exclusive club? If
so, she doesn’t know me as well as she thinks she does.
I’m the “find out” part of FAFO.
And I’m only here because she said she needed help with a matter regarding my sister.
They say, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
How close is too close?
Bella:
My family calls me “the fixer”, but I’m at a loss this time. It probably wasn’t a good idea to ask for help from the son of the man my father has been openly trying to destroy for decades.
But desperate times call for desperate measures.
Is Drew Burke hot? Yes.
Surprisingly willing to help me? Also yes.
My plan to save both of our families from imploding relies on us working together.
This wasn’t supposed to lead to us tangled up in each other’s lives, waking up in each other’s beds.
And, so far, it’s not making the situation better.
Because in Firebrook Valley, the only thing worse than working with the son of your family’s rival is falling in love with him.
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Behind the scenes: PROUD MAMA MOMENT
When I first started dreaming up Firebrook Valley, I had a very specific vision for the covers but I couldn't quite find the right fit while shopping for designers.
This was the original concept cover. Every masterpiece starts somewhere!
Serenity Cardello, my daughter, offered to draw the characters for me and create the covers. I love how they came out and I hope you do as well. I've hired her for the entire series. I couldn't be
more proud.
As you can see, she gets her artistic talent from me . . . (wink).
My original title for the first book in the series was Not Me, but I decided on Not You.
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