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 knew something was wrong when Jordan started getting twitchy about Valentine’s Day. Sam himself had never been a big fan of the holiday, and he’d never given Jordan any reason to think he would be, but apparently Jordan had pretty strong views on the subject and Sam had trampled on all of them.


Not that Jordan came right out and said so. He’d expressed himself well enough on the subject, but he hadn’t gone any further into it. He hadn’t stayed the night, either, even though they’d both gone into that night with every intention of Jordan sticking around. He’d helped clean up, because he was generous that way, but he hadn’t stayed to get dirty again.


Chapter 18