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

True love is an electric shock with someone else in control of the switch.


Troy pulled his truck into the driveway and cut the engine. Fisher sat on his front steps, forearms draped over his thighs, looking like he'd slept as little as Troy had this week. 


Opening the car door, he stepped into a wall humidity and up the front walk. "What brings you by?"


Fisher rose, rubbing the back of his neck. "Guilt."


Good. He should feel guilty. "Why didn't you use your key? It's hot out here."


His friend shrugged, looking everywhere but at Troy. "Wasn't sure if you'd want it back after what happened."


Troy watched him for a long minute and nodded. "Want a beer?"


He glanced down at Fisher's hand as he unlocked the front door. "What's that?" He pointed to the envelope. They stepped inside, the AC feeling like Heaven as it cooled his skin.


"I don't know. FedEx brought it by while I was waiting. It's from the Hortons."


Chapter 49