Showing results for "The Unexpected" in Romantic Comedy

Bookstore owner Aubrey Barnes likes his quiet, orderly London life, thank you very much. His shop may be struggling, his only employee is a menace, and his plumbing is one creaky pipe away from disaster, but he can handle it. Maybe. He cannot, however, handle the film company that's thrown his Soho street into chaos. And he definitely can't handle the charismatic American actor Blake Sinclair.

Megan Carter's spent the past five years nannying for a pint-size boss—the adorable Charlie—while also navigating her full-size boss, his somewhat grouchy, way-too-methodical dad, Adam. Now that she's finally moving on, helping Adam find her replacement should be easy . . . except he doesn't want another nanny. He wants a wife. Adam's been burned by love in the past, so of course he believes finding someone who can be a partner in raising his son is all that matters. Too bad the woman helping him search is the biggest believer in love at first sight and happily-ever-after he's met.

Magnus Carlsen is determined to grow old disgracefully. At 52, he doesn’t believe in keeping anything. Men, sofas, books—everything gets jettisoned, eventually. He’s divided his life into happy compartments. A successful trial lawyer, he spends his days lecturing jurors, exasperating judges, and striding arrogantly around courtrooms. He fills his nights with a parade of handsome young men who want to make him happy. Why date someone his own age to discuss back pain, retirement planning, and corns when he can date men who don’t care to discuss anything at all?

An unusual heroine, Fiona Hawthorn grew up running free. Without a mother to restrain her, she spent her days riding her horse across her father's fields, or swimming like a sea nymph in the upper meadow lake. Trouble is, inside a prim and proper Regency sitting room Fiona is bound to overturn the teapot or accidentally trip the footman. Her notorious Aunt Honore decides to take the hoyden in hand, but amidst the strictures of the beau monde, Fiona is a fish out of water.

Jilted by her soap opera fiancé, crime writer August Saunders decides to return to her roots in rural Wiltshire. Determined to reignite her writing mojo, she rents a desk in a shared workspace in local Futtingbrook Farm. The converted barn comes with a motley array of fellow users, including a matchmaker, a TikToker with a dodgy nocturnal side-line and an ethical clothes designer—causing August to realize she doesn’t have far to look for real-life plot fuel!

Birdie Walton's life is unexpected. When she finds out she is pregnant after a one-night stand at a college party, everything she had planned is ruined. This new revelation leaves her to decide if she has what it takes to be a mother, despite having never had one to look up to. Then, she meets Miles, the grumpy, borderline-alcoholic neighbor, and the two of them seem completely wrong for each other. But despite the fact they can't stand each other, they spend moment after moment sitting on the porch of their duplex, learning about each other.

Jago Treneary hasn’t been home since his father’s funeral three years ago. Now he’s returning to the Isles of Scilly for his brother’s wedding, and is intent on building bridges with his family. When a last-minute guest arrives to stay at his mum’s house, the trip takes an unexpected turn. Soon, he’s playing tour guide for Sylvie and rediscovering the beautiful islands he grew up on.

My doctor tells me that I need to find a way to de-stress or I'm going to have a heart attack before I turn thirty. So I escape to Whisper Springs Hideaway. A swanky, adult summer camp that promises one thing--no wifi and no cell service. It's the perfect place to unplug and rethink my life. What I didn't plan on was running right into Levi the Lumberjack himself.

BREAKING NEWS: Heißer Tech-Milliardär in Mega-Skandal verwickelt! ✧ Heißer One-Night-Stand ✧ Geheimer Deal ✧ Fake Beziehung ✧ Die Frau ungeplant schwanger und sitzen gelassen. Die Story meines Lebens – oder mein größter Fehler? Bei unserer ersten Begegnung schnappt mir der heißeste Typ unter der Sonne meinen Tisch im Restaurant vor der Nase weg. Ich könnte ihn in der Luft zerreißen. Aber als er mir später am Abend mein verlorenes Handy wiederbringt, entschuldigt er sich und ist aufmerksam, charmant, heiß – und bringt mich zum Lachen.

When Asher Anderson seeks me out in the cafeteria on the worst day of my life, I'm suspicious. When he tells Liam Heiter that we're dating, which couldn't be further from the truth, I want to kill him. Until I see Liam's reaction. Liam—my best friend, the guy who crushed every hope of us officially being together—is jealous. He has never looked at me this way and I love it. So, I play along.

I never thought of myself as dad material. Until my one-night stand showed up in my small Alaskan town five months pregnant. But I don’t shy away from responsibility. First, because I’m a Greene, and not to boast, but we’re kind of a big deal in Sunrise Bay. Second, I’m the sheriff.

When I said, "I do," I meant it for life. When he said, "I do," he didn't mean it at all. Divorced and single, I'm ready to find true love. When a business deal requires me to create an online dating account, I find myself drawn to Mister_Mystery. He's not looking for love. I'm not looking for another lie.

Eine vorgetäuschte Ehe und unser beider Probleme sind gelöst – eine Win-Win-Situation! Doch von Tag zu Tag wird es schwieriger, sich an die Regeln zu halten und sich nicht zu verlieben. Doch wird Royce mich auch dann noch lieben, wenn er mein kleines Geheimnis erfährt? Als Royce mir das Herz brach, schwor ich mir, mich nie wieder zu verlieben. Doch als meine Freunde mich auf einem Berg Schulden sitzen ließen und ich nicht mehr weiterwusste, hatte ich keine andere Wahl – ich musste Royce um Hilfe bitten. Und er willigte ein, mir bei meinen Problemen zu helfen.

Josephine Bowen has the opportunity to travel to Key West for a work trip with Jack Lancaster, her grumpy and hard to figure out colleague. He frowns a lot, but he's also kind. Thoughtful. Considerate and an all-around good guy. When her toxic ex-boyfriend arrives at the same conference, Jack doesn't hesitate to jump in as her current love interest. Maybe it's the island air, or maybe it's the time they spend together preparing for the presentation they're delivering, but their fake feelings start to feel real.

Yes. Yes, I do have a crush on Isaac, my YouTube-famous boss. Do I ever talk to him? Absolutely not. Crippling social anxiety can do that. But I'm nothing if not tenacious. Since straight up talking to him is way too hard, I've devised a plan. Online, I have social skills I'd never dream of having in person. I'm possibly even cool. When Isaac responds to my anonymous DM, I message him right back but keep my identity a secret. If he can get to know me this way first, maybe he’ll overlook how awkward I am in person.

Claire Winesett never expected to be sleeping on her best friend’s brother’s couch. But the last nine years as a solo-travel influencer has been anything but predictable. Luckily, Claire thrives on spontaneity, and after all, it’s only temporary. Boundaries define every aspect of Rowan Bellamy’s life, and having his childhood crush under his roof is disrupting his routines. Especially now that Claire seems to be seeing him as more than the boy she left behind—the chemistry between them sizzling hotter than the Arizonan summer.

Scarlet’s grandmother wants her to bring her boyfriend home for what may be her grandmother’s last Christmas. Which wouldn’t be a problem if Scarlet actually had a boyfriend. Scarlet’s sister came up with a bit of fiction to make Grandma happy in that regard.

My name is Tamara Williams and I’m cursed with being the sibling of Renae Star Cabot, a famous actress with toxic fans. I live in obscurity to avoid being burned by my sister’s fandom. My efforts to stay invisible are thwarted when my best friend Dallas Washington proposes to me. The problem? I accidentally said yes. Before I can break off the engagement, news of my relationship status is leaked on social media. And since Renae is in love with Dallas, I will feel the wrath of my sister, and her fans. Will Renae destroy us before we can make it to the alter?

A romance fit for a fairy tale, or a royal disaster… Someday, Emmie Walker will open her own service dog training facility. Today, however, she can barely pay the bills. So, she’ll take whatever work she can get—even handling the world’s most pampered pooch. But falling for the dog’s bad boy owner is entirely out of the question. Or so she keeps reminding herself…

When we got the call that our parents were never coming home, I knew what I had to do. Since I am the oldest and was only a few weeks from graduation, emancipating myself to claim guardianship over my three younger brothers wasn’t too difficult. I grew up overnight, spending each day focused on how to be the leader, the confidant, the father figure, and everything in between. They're all moving on and starting their own lives, but I don't know what's left for me. It would be nice to connect with someone else. Who else could possibly understand the headspace I’m in?