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Moxie Stone had a plan when she came to New Orleans. She was going to launch the most successful bar on Bourbon Street, collect her accolades, and then move to a bigger market. She had her eye on the prize...and then he hijacked her launch. Augustus “Gus” Kingman is one of those Kingmans. He has more money than Moxie. He has pedigree. He has parents who are willing to throw money at a problem. What he doesn’t have is Moxie’s drive. They’re supposed to hate each other, and they’re convinced they do. They’re also drawn to one another with alarming regularity.

Sam Summers always dreamed of being an actress. Now she’s thirty, and her big break has eluded her…until now. Leo Powell had the world at his fingertips until he blew things up and garnered a reputation for being difficult. He wants another chance. This time he vows he won’t ruin things. Their worlds collide when they both get cast on Evermore, a paranormal soap opera being filmed on location in Salem. It’s getting buzz, which could mean big things for both of them.

Lux Lexington is in trouble. She lost her job as a tour guide in touristy Salem, and she needs money. Fast. Jesse Crane is the youngest member of a food dynasty. His parents and both of his siblings own successful restaurants in Boston. He wants to join them, but he wants to do it on his own terms. Enter the Salem food truck competition. The winner gets a prime spot in downtown Salem, a guaranteed way to make oodles of money. This will solve both Lux’s and Jesse’s problems.

Rowan Shaw thought she had life figured out until her mother died and dropped an unfortunate truth on her: The women in the Shaw family are cursed when it comes to love. Rowan didn’t believe the story until her dating life imploded in fantastic fashion. Seriously, who knew the cops were after so many random guys in Massachusetts? Now she’s off to New Orleans to end the curse…even though part of her is convinced it can’t possibly be real.

New Orleans boasts big drinks and big fun. Now it has big love to offer too. Meet three amazing couples, in three different sets of circumstances. Start with Moxie and Gus, rival bar owners competing for the same prize. They’re not looking for love, but they might not have a choice. Meet Shay and Grady, co-workers forced to figure out a way to keep their jobs, even if it means working together. They have little in common, but their sparks are undeniable.

Ava Mason is sassy and sure of herself. Everybody in Bellaire, a quiet, snowy hamlet in northern Lower Michigan, knows her by attitude if not the bright auburn color of her hair. She’s been holding on to a specific dream since she was a teenager, and her chance to make it come true is finally here. There’s just one problem.

Shay Archer dreamed of a job in journalism, one that would allow her to review bands and sample good food. She got her wish when The Bourbon Street Bugle hired her and set her loose on the Big Easy. But now she’s at a crossroads. Grady Dalton has more charm than should be allowed by law, but he’s all flirt and no substance. He likes hard news and doesn’t have time for fluff...even if the fluff causes his heart to race. Now he’s struggling to find his place in a brave new world.

Daisy Reynolds is the darling of Salem. Everybody wants to book her infamous parties at the Hunter Hotel. She’s just that good. Jax Hunter is a man in a quandary. He just inherited the Hunter Hotel from a grandfather he barely knew. He knows nothing about hotel management, and he’s in over his head. Daisy and Jax don’t get off on the right foot. To save Jax’s grandfather’s legacy, though, they’re going to have to work together. It’s not just workplace animosity getting in their way, though. Hormones might be playing a fact as well.

Maya Markham just wanted to be one of the boys as a teenager. That meant spending every moment possible with her best friend Nick Griffith. They lived across the road together. They graduated together. They went to college together. And then the unthinkable happened, and their friendship ended. It didn’t shatter apart. No, it drifted away in chunks and ebbs, which only makes their bitterness worse. Eight years after they fell out of touch, Nick and Maya find themselves back in their hometown for good.

January Jackson and Jake Jeffries have been connected by a single letter their entire lives. J. Everywhere they turn, there’s a J. The alphabet forced them together as children. A great dislike for one another forced them apart as teenagers. Then, in college, they had one drunken night neither of them can explain. They most certainly don’t want to dwell on it. Ten years later, January is an up-and-comer at Sylvan Slopes, the resort Jake’s father owns. She’s been put in a prime position for the incoming Winter Extreme Games, and she’s getting exactly what she’s always wanted.