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

Next had been Nick. They’d been together two months, separating in May. This time Jordan had been the one to leave. Nick had a lot going for him. Monogamy hadn’t been part of the mix.


The first guy after college had been Steve. Steve left him in February—after seven months, the day before Valentine’s Day, because Jordan wasn’t paying enough attention to him. Jordan had been drowning in his first year of law school, and Steven evidently needed more.


He continued down the list. The first three had been the exceptions to the rule. Every other guy had cited “want different things” as the reason they left. Jordan had wanted a long-term relationship, and none of the other men were interested in being together for the long-term. At least, they weren’t interested in being in a long-term relationship with Jordan.


Three of them were married now, just not to Jordan.


Chapter 26