?Two neighbors who can't stand each other
?An unexpected baby
?A deal that changes everything

Sarah Jones lives life at full speed. Crashing in her friend's fancy apartment, she splits her time between school and work, and when she finally collapses into bed at the end of the day, all she wants is a little peace and quiet.

Which becomes impossible when a baby starts crying nonstop... in the apartment across the hall.

The culprit? Edward Clarke: arrogant, grumpy, and a famous romance author -- one whose female "inspiration," apparently, parades through his place at all hours.

For someone who makes a fortune writing love stories, Edward Clarke seems utterly incapable of handling his own life. He's already behind on his next book -- a Christmas romance (a holiday he hates) -- and then everything truly falls apart with the news of his father's death... and the most unexpected inheritance imaginable: a baby.

Now London's most reclusive (and most in-demand) author has to learn how to change diapers, warm bottles, and survive sleepless nights -- without missing the deadline on the most important book of his career.

All of this during the one time of year when getting a daycare spot is basically impossible.

The only person close enough to help is Sarah: his practical, sharp-tongued neighbor -- impossible to ignore. And, as luck would have it, she works at a daycare that reserves spots for employees' children... or stepchildren.

So Edward does something desperate: to secure a place, he pretends to be Sarah's boyfriend.

But the story leaks to the tabloids, and suddenly Sarah is trapped in a scandal she never wanted -- especially not with her comfortably anonymous life.

Stuck in this farce, they'll have to play the perfect couple while juggling diapers, deadlines, paparazzi... and a chemistry that's dangerously close to spiraling out of control.

In a freezing, loud, wildly chaotic London December, they'll discover that sometimes love shows up in the worst way...
and at exactly the best possible moment.

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• Publication Date: December 21, 2025
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