Starling Falls Series by Aidan Willows

MALIYA Falling in love is not for me. I don’t do relationships, they never end well. I don’t believe in fate, soul mates or happy, fairy tale endings. I’m definitely not a sweet little princess in search of her prince. I have a plan to follow and falling in love is not part of that plan. Nothing is going to change my mind. Not even a domineering, gorgeous, blue-eyed firefighter who seems to be everywhere I go. CALEB The moment I saw her, I knew... moreMALIYA Falling in love is not for me. I don’t do relationships, they never end well. I don’t believe in fate, soul mates or happy, fairy tale endings. I’m definitely not a sweet little princess in search of her prince. I have a plan to follow and falling in love is not part of that plan. Nothing is going to change my mind. Not even a domineering, gorgeous, blue-eyed firefighter who seems to be everywhere I go. CALEB The moment I saw her, I knew. I knew the funny, curvy, raven haired beauty was supposed to be mine. She may not agree with me at the moment, but I’m a patient man. I’m not afraid to play dirty to get what I want. And I want Maliya Abbott. When her sister decides to move from London, across the Atlantic Ocean to Starling Falls to run an estranged relative’s bakery, Maliya Abbott is pretty sure her sister has lost her ever-loving mind. Not wanting to be separated from the only family she has left, Maliya goes with her, a move that was only supposed to last a year. After all, training to be a doctor at the same University her parents did had always been her goal. What she hadn’t planned on, was meeting Caleb Jameson. A man who is adamant they are destined to be together. That would be great, if she actually believed in any of that crap. She also hadn’t planned on his insane, lovable, meddling family trying to derail her plans. Maliya is a smart girl. She knows what she wants and what she doesn’t want. She definitely wants to go to Oxford University and train to become a doctor. She definitely does NOT want anything to do with Caleb Jameson. Now, if only she could get her stupid heart to listen to her head. Authors Note: 18+ For mature readers only. Book contains graphic language, scenes of a very sexual nature, a dirty-talking and determined alpha male, a sassy and food obsessed heroine who talks to herself far too much, a cynical and suspicious geriatric aunt, a meddlesome family, some very unhelpful friends, a mind controlling goldfish and a possibly cannibalistic cat. less

ANNIKA My life has been odd lately. I’ve been looking for love. I’m not sure what it’s supposed to look like, but I’ve been looking for it. Date after date with awful losers has not left me with much hope. Also, Jacob Jameson, the man I’ve had a stupid crush on, asked me to help him with his restaurant. I foolishly said yes. Let the months of awkwardness commence. JACOB The girl I like keeps avoiding me. My restaurant has been sabotaged... moreANNIKA My life has been odd lately. I’ve been looking for love. I’m not sure what it’s supposed to look like, but I’ve been looking for it. Date after date with awful losers has not left me with much hope. Also, Jacob Jameson, the man I’ve had a stupid crush on, asked me to help him with his restaurant. I foolishly said yes. Let the months of awkwardness commence. JACOB The girl I like keeps avoiding me. My restaurant has been sabotaged. The reputation that I’ve worked so hard to achieve is in ruins. So overall, my life is not great right now. I’m pretty sure Annika Abbott, object of my affections, is the key to reviving my business. I’m done patiently waiting for her to come around to the idea of us being together. Now I just have to figure out how to make her fall for me… Annika Abbott is socially awkward, shy, kind and looking for love. She’s not embarrassed to admit it. She is, however, rather embarrassed by the freak show parade her latest set of dates have been. Annika has often been told she’s too nice for her own good, which is probably how she’s ended up agreeing to work on Jacob’s restaurant with him, after stealthily avoiding her (supposedly) unrequited crush for months. Jacob Jameson is pretty sure he’s met the girl of his dreams. The only problem is she keeps evading him. Casual stalking seemed to help his brother land his fiancé, however, Jacob is a busy guy and stalking is a hard thing to work into a daily schedule. It’s a good thing he’s efficient. Killing two birds with one stone seems like a solid plan; get Annika to help him create a winning menu at his restaurant and persuade her to give him a chance. Now, if only he knew how to go about winning the woman’s affections. Authors Note: 18+ For mature readers only. Book contains graphic language, scenes of a very sexual nature, an extremely passionate but clueless chef, a self-conscious but gifted heroine, an intrusive but loving family, an insane, musical loving best friend, a c*ck-blocking cat and a goldfish who's a really good listener… less