So Not Meant to Be

Quinn brings the steam in her hot and hilarious second Cane Brothers workplace romance (after A Not So Meet Cute). Kelsey Gardner is happy for her sister, Lottie, and the happiness she’s found with Huxley Cane, the owner of Cane Enterprises (where Kelsey also works), but she longs to find true love of her own. Self-proclaimed romantic Kelsey still believes in fairy tales, a topic she explores on her podcast Meant to Be, which “talks to madly in love couples about the way they met,” providing some When Harry Met Sally–style interludes. She wants nothing to do with her sarcastic, cocky, but oh-so-sexy boss JP Cane (Huxley’s brother), who flirts with her outrageously, but whom Kelsey believes to be entirely insincere. If only she could see beyond his professional and public persona, which he uses as an shield for his emotions, she’d know that, to JP, Kelsey is the perfect woman: smart, beautiful, and able to match him in verbal sparring. When Cane Enterprises sends them both to San Francisco to secure a vital business deal—and books them a shared hotel suite—can JP prove to Kelsey that he’s romantic hero material? The couple’s teasing gives way to some truly toe-curling scenes. Readers looking for high-heat contemporary enemies-to-lovers romance will be gratified. Agent: Kimberly Brower, Brower Literary. (Dec.)