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

“It’s not, actually. It might be illegal.” Sam collected his thoughts for a second. “Why would you do something like that?”


Dinesh moistened his lips. “I felt bad. I wanted to see you happy.” He slouched in his seat. “You were so much happier when you and Jordan were together, and you seemed pretty miserable now that you’d split up. I figured if you could be with someone like him, you’d be happy again. So, I put a profile up. I didn’t quite understand you’d broken up because he was a long-term guy. I didn’t realize there was any hostility to the split at all.”


“There wasn’t.” Sam drew his eyebrows together. “Why?”


Dinesh sighed. “You should talk to him.” He passed Sam his phone, wordlessly.


Chapter 28