Reality of Love Series by Marika Ray

Who knew a cooking show could get so messy? Elle Fierro All I have to do is appear as a judge on this cooking show in Hollywood and my restaurant will open to rave reviews. Pretty much my lifelong dream. What I absolutely shouldn’t do is sleep with one of the contestants and ruin everything I’ve worked so hard for... moreWho knew a cooking show could get so messy? Elle Fierro All I have to do is appear as a judge on this cooking show in Hollywood and my restaurant will open to rave reviews. Pretty much my lifelong dream. What I absolutely shouldn’t do is sleep with one of the contestants and ruin everything I’ve worked so hard for. But he gives good hugs, makes me laugh, fills out a simple T-shirt like nobody’s business, and is sweeter than the maple syrup he dripped all over my naked body last night… Austin Cox I may have been drunk when I applied to be on that reality cooking show, which is why it’s hard to believe I’m here. What’s even harder to believe is that Elle, with her painted red lips and fiery disposition, is in my bed and making me forget I need to win this damn show to get my little sister out of the foster care system. When Elle throws me under the bus to realize her dream, will our love burn out or will we find the missing ingredient to happiness? The Missing Ingredient is a steamy, laugh out loud RomCom intended to be read as a standalone in the Reality of Love series. If you love an opposite's attract romance unfolding on a Hollywood set during a reality cooking show, then this is the book for you! Warning: prepare for food fights. less

This single parent dating experiment is about to go viral… Jameson When my eight-year-old son starts asking question about love, I decide to use a magazine article on how to woo a woman to prove, once and for all, that romantic love doesn’t exist. Companionship, habit, mild fondness, sure, but not that thing called love. I have my hypothesis ready and I’m dead set on experimenting on my new neighbor, the single mom who does the weirdest things... moreThis single parent dating experiment is about to go viral… Jameson When my eight-year-old son starts asking question about love, I decide to use a magazine article on how to woo a woman to prove, once and for all, that romantic love doesn’t exist. Companionship, habit, mild fondness, sure, but not that thing called love. I have my hypothesis ready and I’m dead set on experimenting on my new neighbor, the single mom who does the weirdest things. But my experiment goes awry in unexplainable ways... Lily-Marie When dating apps fail me spectacularly, I decide to go old school and use a 1950s magazine I dug up at a yard sale to help find Mr. Right. Fifty Ways to Find a Husband. Sounds legit. Problem is, my new neighbor, Mr. Science Professor, keeps blocking my attempts. And keeps losing his shirt. How does a book nerd have so many muscles anyway? Thing is, my kids like his son and we start spending a lot of time together, which is distracting me from my ultimate goal: to find a husband to sweep me off my feet and be a good father to my kids. Things get comical quick when my best friend records everything in her daily newspaper column. I can’t help but wonder if single moms like me can actually catch a husband. Or will this Mom-Com go viral as an epic train wreck? less

I’m fake dating my ex’s brother…all on national television. Gabby I just needed a fake boyfriend to be on the reality show Desperate Househusbands with me to prove once and for all I was over my evil ex and living my best life. Too bad the only guy willing to do the job turned out to be my ex’s half-brother. Dimples are my kryptonite and he’s got two of them. Rhett I was intrigued by her before I knew who she was... moreI’m fake dating my ex’s brother…all on national television. Gabby I just needed a fake boyfriend to be on the reality show Desperate Househusbands with me to prove once and for all I was over my evil ex and living my best life. Too bad the only guy willing to do the job turned out to be my ex’s half-brother. Dimples are my kryptonite and he’s got two of them. Rhett I was intrigued by her before I knew who she was. And I admit, I signed up for the fake boyfriend position because I was curious how someone so successful could have dated my asshole brother. Maybe it’s the way her edges soften at night when she cuddles up to me. Or maybe it’s watching her rebuild her confidence brick by brick. Maybe it’s just the goats stirring up repressed sexual desire. Either way, I have feelings. Real ones. Which is a bummer when my brother, the wrecking ball, comes back through the door, ruining everything we fought so hard for. Where’s a goat to rekindle the flames when you need one? Desperately Seeking Househusband is the third sexy RomCom stand-alone novel in the Reality of Love series. less