A divorce lawyer with a romantic spirit. A cynical television executive who thinks commitment is for fools. They can’t fight their attraction, or their affection. Can they find a way to reconcile their vastly different needs, or will each walk away from the best thing they’ve ever had? Jordan might be a divorce lawyer, but he’s a hopeless romantic. He doesn’t see the two as incompatible, either. He’s never had a relationship last long enough to be with someone on Valentine’s Day, but he’s still hopeful he’ll find the one out there somewhere. Sam is an executive vice president at a major television network. He spends his days managing programming, much of it centered around romance, and he knows exactly how fake television romances are. His own background of rejection only cements his views on the fleeting nature of affection. They meet by chance, when Sam’s sister and best friend file for divorce. The divorce is messy, and Sam and Jordan are thrown together often enough to try to make a relationship work. When the winter holidays roll around, the difference in their expectations comes to the fore. Can Sam overcome his fear of commitment ... and rejection? Can Jordan get over his need to define their relationship? Or will they both lose the one thing in their lives that makes them happiest?

Paper Hearts

Sam was Dinesh’s supervisor. In theory, that meant he should have control over where Dinesh went during the work day, and how he comported himself on the job. In practice, Sam tended to assume the people reporting to him were adults until they proved otherwise. As long as the work was done and deliverables were met, he didn’t care what process people used to get there.


That was for most of his regular employees. When it came to Dinesh, his trust was absolute. Dinesh was his next of kin on every legal document he had. He wasn’t about to tell the guy who would be making his end of life decisions he needed to see his butt in a chair between nine and five.


Chapter 9