Camellia Rom-Com Series by Marie Veillon

Welcome to Camellia, LouisianaTenley Robin never thought she’d be moving back home to Camellia, Louisiana, and taking over guardianship of her teenage nephew, Ethan—but mais la.Focusing on her career as a nurse-midwife has led her to develop a more utilitarian view of romance…until she meets Ethan’s super wholesome and charming football coach, JD Bourgeois, the one guy intent on sweeping her off her feet... moreWelcome to Camellia, LouisianaTenley Robin never thought she’d be moving back home to Camellia, Louisiana, and taking over guardianship of her teenage nephew, Ethan—but mais la.Focusing on her career as a nurse-midwife has led her to develop a more utilitarian view of romance…until she meets Ethan’s super wholesome and charming football coach, JD Bourgeois, the one guy intent on sweeping her off her feet. And now she’s struggling to remember her reasons for avoiding relationships in the first place, especially when there’s a retired football player mowing her lawn sans-shirt…It’s admittedly getting more difficult for Tenley to resist JD’s advances by the hour, but is she brave enough to risk forming an attachment or adding another complication in her already complex life, especially with Ethan in the middle? ———————————What’s a man gotta do to get a HEA around here?JD Bourgeois is beyond ready to settle down and raise a family, yet hanging out with his favorite student and scoring a dinner invitation from Ethan’s grandparents is the closest he’s gotten since returning to his hometown a few years ago.But the moment he lays eyes on Ethan’s Aunt Tenley (and those nice, big capital letters embroidered on her chest), he senses his prospects are looking up...until “Coach JD Bourgeois: Former Pro Tight End” starts defaulting to “Coach Thirsty: Desperate and Awkward Loser” any time Tenley Robin is around.He’s not giving up that easily, though. He’s determined to tackle every one of Tenley’s issues and persuade her to ditch her anti-dating policy for good—even if it includes topless yard work, custody hearings, and exercises in chastity.It may be a third-and-long situation, but JD isn’t afraid to go out for a Hail Mary, especially if the result means ensuring Ethan’s happiness and convincing Tenley to take his last name.Third and Ten is Marie Veillon’s debut novel and the first installment in the Camellia Rom-Com series. less

Loren Reed is a sucker for a good romance trope—it’s why she returned to Camellia High to teach English lit. Unfortunately, a shallow dating pool, lousy parents, and an overbearing older brother have put a damper on her love life. She’s thirty years old with nothing to show for no rom-com meet cutes, no cinnamon-roll MMCs, no sexy slow burns, and still no prospects.Well, except for Blake Bourgeois, her childhood academic rival... moreLoren Reed is a sucker for a good romance trope—it’s why she returned to Camellia High to teach English lit. Unfortunately, a shallow dating pool, lousy parents, and an overbearing older brother have put a damper on her love life. She’s thirty years old with nothing to show for no rom-com meet cutes, no cinnamon-roll MMCs, no sexy slow burns, and still no prospects.Well, except for Blake Bourgeois, her childhood academic rival. A former homecoming king turned volunteer football coach and small-town lawyer, he’s also known as Camellia’s most charming, handsome, and witty perpetual bachelor. Even with Blake’s unspoken three-date rule, there’s still a waitlist to get a peek at his spicy abs.But Blake has a secret—one only Loren knows. Long before he became “Blake the Snake,” he was “The Other Bourgeois,” the one left feeling second-best to his younger brother. And who better to validate his bro complex than Landry Reed’s baby sister? While Loren may be the only woman privy to the man behind Blake’s overconfident mask, the two have never been able to figure out their own relationship. Are they friends or enemies? Allies or lovers?It’s a good thing Loren’s too smart to fall for a guy like Blake, regardless of how swoon-worthy he may be or how many times he satisfies her peanut-butter fix. She refuses to waste her quirky sunshine on balancing Blake’s grumpy facade—until a little forced proximity makes it too difficult to ignore their undeniable chemistry. Then a risky two-point conversion is all it takes to rock their frenemy-ship and change things between them forever. Suddenly, they’re fake-dating friends without benefits, and the lines have become too blurry to make out whether Blake’s falling first or Loren’s falling harder. Now that Blake’s values have shifted, will it be enough for Loren to take him seriously? And is she as ready for a happily ever after as she thinks?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Going for Two is the Second Book of Marie Veillon's Camellia Rom-Com Series less