Nerdy Books with Heart
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Liz Leiby is an emerging romance author. She holds a bachelor’s degree in theater from Birmingham-Southern College and lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her sweet cat, Opal.When she’s not writing, Liz likes to bake, lift weights, garden, hike, and read. She hates ketchup and season 8 of Game of Thrones. Her latest dream travel destination: Japan.
Publish Date | September 08, 2023
Language | English
Jessie Matthews is well on her way to being the first person in her family to graduate from college. She follows all the rules, completes her work-study hours, and avoids parties. (Well, except for that one Halloween party with the masked stranger...) But when she loses half her funding for senior year, Jessie faces the daunting task of finding a way to cover the remaining tuition costs.Determined to stay in school, Jessie sets her sights on winning the coveted Walden Senior Scholarship. The only problem is her academic rival, Mackenzie Baldwin, is gunning for the scholarship too.As the youngest of four exceptional brothers, Mac has something to prove, and winning the Walden Senior Scholarship will finally show his family he’s worthy of the family name. But when Mac starts to see his life through a different lens, he’ll need to decide between his family’s expectations and what he truly wants.Though Jessie is eager to avoid Mac, fate seems to thrust them together at every opportunity. And soon their initial animosity begins to morph into something more like flirtation—with just one problem: the masked stranger from that Halloween party. Fueled by the chemistry she shared with the stranger, Jessie can’t seem to see what’s right in front of her. But Mac has a secret that may just destroy all of Jessie's carefully laid plans…
Publish Date | October 25, 2022
Language | English
After a devastating breakup six months ago, Mara, a famous but anonymous painter, lost her ability to paint, and with it her sense of self. Low on funds and desperate to find herself again, she moves into her grandparents’ old cabin in Copper Springs, Colorado.As Mara settles into her new life, a phone call from her agent puts her career on the line: deliver a new collection of paintings in five months or watch her career tank. Mara strives to reconnect to her old magic, but every time she lays brush to canvas, she fails to create anything worthwhile.Despite her attempts to stick to herself and focus on keeping her career alive, small-town life proves to be more helpful than she anticipated when the handsome local cheesemonger catches her eye and the quirky art store owner insists on friendship.Faced with crippling self-doubt, the ghosts of her past, and a sudden shift in her deadline, Mara must decide if it's safer to hide herself from her new friends for the sake of protecting her art and identity, or if it's worth the risk to learn to love again.
Love, ad libbedJade McKinney isn’t interested in love. In fact, she’s sworn off feelings all together after her breakup from George Greg and Threesome Anna. The student-directed plays offer the perfect escape for a heartbroken theater minor — after all, what better way to get away from your own feelings than by getting into someone else’s?Ian Davidson just wants to graduate. But according to Middle Penn College’s requirements, even tech theater majors have to perform in a show before they can get their degree. A terrifying prospect for someone who prefers lighting up a stage to being on it…Thrown together as scene partners, neither Jade nor Ian are thrilled about being in the same spotlight. To make matters worse, their director insists they spend time outside of rehearsal ‘building chemistry’. But Jade’s ‘hands-on’ approach is too intense for Ian and Ian’s offer of friendship is too boring for Jade.As the semester wears on, Jade’s resolve to be alone wobbles in the face of Ian’s steady devotion. But when their hearts go off script, will she exit stage left?