Landstad Series by Alie Garnett

Anderson Myles could star in a romance novel.Ruth should know he stars in all the ones she writes.Except their office wasn’t a romance novel, but it is getting real all of a sudden.Quiet and shy, Ruth Kennedy liked to think that she didn’t pursue her boss because she was a professional, but in reality it was because he didn’t see her. She was simply his employee and invisible, the same way her entire small home town saw her... moreAnderson Myles could star in a romance novel.Ruth should know he stars in all the ones she writes.Except their office wasn’t a romance novel, but it is getting real all of a sudden.Quiet and shy, Ruth Kennedy liked to think that she didn’t pursue her boss because she was a professional, but in reality it was because he didn’t see her. She was simply his employee and invisible, the same way her entire small home town saw her.She knew better than most that romance in real life didn’t work out like in the books she wrote. Even so, inside the hard-working personal assistant beats the heart of a romantic. One that isn’t looking for love again. After all, her heart had been destroyed years before by the boy she had promised to love forever. But merely looking at her sexy boss wasn’t against the rules.Until in the middle of a North Dakota blizzard, Anderson Myles actually noticed her. With interest. Whatever was in the blowing snow, Ruth didn’t know. But it was making her nervous. After all, it had been forever since she had a man interested in her and far more since she had been interested right back. But for Anderson, she will bend her rules a little and let him inside, if only for a little while. Because he was leaving one day, small town life wasn’t for him. And her entire life was here.Can the city boy be happy in this small town with a small-town girl? Can she let herself believe in a future with him, knowing his future wasn’t in town? If not, will she be able to keep all her secrets from the man she is falling for? less

Mia knows what is happening in town, and she controls the entire narrative.But there is one thing that she can’t control. Rafferty Brooks is the man she loves to hate and hates to love, and is making it impossible to keep her secrets to herself. After all, he’s known for making the town’s tongues wag. And they are having a lot of interesting encounters she can’t have the town talking about. From steamy nights that she can’t remember to a Vegas wedding that nobody can know about... moreMia knows what is happening in town, and she controls the entire narrative.But there is one thing that she can’t control. Rafferty Brooks is the man she loves to hate and hates to love, and is making it impossible to keep her secrets to herself. After all, he’s known for making the town’s tongues wag. And they are having a lot of interesting encounters she can’t have the town talking about. From steamy nights that she can’t remember to a Vegas wedding that nobody can know about. After living Landstad her entire life, Mia is nearly thirty, still single and has had enough of the little town and everyone knowing her business. The outside world is beckoning. Rafferty knows Landstad wouldn’t be the same without Mia at her cafeBut convincing her of that will not be easy. After all, she had yet to forgive him for a small misstep that happened in high school. Now he has only a few months to convince her to stay in the small town where they both belong. Not that she would listen to him, she couldn’t be in the same room and is convinced he was sleeping with any woman who was near him. Because she not only listened to the gossip, she creates it. In this small town Mia can’t keep far enough from Rafferty, and the rumors are getting closer and closer to the truth. The secrets she holds closest to her are starting to spill out. less