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

Jordan jumped up and away from the couch. He made a mental note to donate it to charity as soon as possible. He’d cleaned it, of course. He’d cleaned it thoroughly. He wanted everything that reminded him of Sam, or of everything he’d hoped for in love, out of his house immediately. “Helping tear people apart.”


“They’d already done the tearing though. Jordan, where is this coming from? I know you really liked Sam, but he was just one fish in the sea. You’ll find someone new, but you have to be willing to get out there and find him. You’re not just going to trip over him. You have to meet them where they are.”


Chapter 21