Kelly Moran

Kelly Moran is a bestselling author of enchanting ever-afters. She gets her ideas from everyone and everything around her and there's always a book playing out in her head. No one who knows her bats an eyelash when she talks to herself.

Kelly is a RITA® Finalist, RONE Award-Winner, Catherine Award-Winner, Readers Choice Finalist, Holt Medallion Finalist, and landed on the "Must Read" & "10 Best Reads" lists at USA TODAY's Lifestyle blog. She is a proud Romance Writers of America® member, where she was an Award of Excellence Finalist. Her books have foreign translation rights in Germany, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.

Kelly's interests include: sappy movies, MLB, NFL, driving others insane, and sleeping when she can. She is a closet coffee junkie and chocoholic, but don't tell anyone. She's originally from Wisconsin, but she resides in South Carolina with her three sons, her two dogs, and a cat. She loves hearing from her readers. 
www.AuthorKellyMoran.com

Growing up in her large, crazy Serbian family, Camryn Covic became an expert at shutting down her emotions in order to maintain her sanity. But when she loses her apartment, her job, and her boyfriend all in one day, she hits her breaking point. Worse, if her family finds out she's single again, her sister's upcoming wedding will be a disaster. The bride-to-be has a plan, though. A plan that involves an old friend, a pretend relationship... and the probability of ending up in a padded cell. This time for real.

Troy Lanske agrees to the insane charade only because, when he was a lonely foster child, Camryn was his lifeline. But she isn't the idealistic girl he remembers. She's become so jaded that she doesn't even believe in love anymore. He sets out to restore her faith in happily-ever-afters, but his plan backfires when the fake relationship begins to feel all too real. Falling for the one woman he can't have could mean losing more than just his honorary family. He could lose everything.

Warning: Contains a Playgirl-material hero and a woman who thinks she couldn't be any more wrong for him. Enter one "Big Fat Overly Romantic Serbian Family." Sit back and watch the magic happen. 


The Dysfunctional Test

Pretending to be a pleasant person all day is exhausting.


Troy turned on the bedside lamp and pulled his pajama bottoms from the dresser. Camryn walked to her bag, pulled out her stuff, and proceeded to the bathroom without a word. He changed and sat on the bed. After a few moments, she walked to the closet and reached for a hanger.


"You looked nice today." With her back to him, he couldn't see her face, but she paused before slipping the dress on the hanger. "What's wrong?"


"Nothing. I'm just-beginning to hate that word."


"Nice? Okay, I'll use another. You looked pretty today."


Sighing heavily, she marched to her side of the bed and snatched her bag before returning to the closet. 


"So, what sparked this change? Your hair, the clothes?"


She disappeared into the closet. "Heather made me." He heard some shuffling before- "And dammit, she took my clothes."


Chapter 24