Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

To get her mind off everything, Iris tries out for a local play only to come face-to-face with Stefania-or, Stevie, her real name. But a night of dancing with a sexy stranger named Stefania turns into the worst one-night stand Iris has had in her life (vomit and crying are regretfully involved). Perfectly happy to ignore her problems as usual, Iris goes to a Portland bar. She is completely out of ideas after having spent all of her romantic energy on her debut.

At least she has her brand-new career writing romance novels (the irony), right?

So what if she misses her friends and family, who are busy with their perfectly paired partners. But somewhere along the way, their dislike for each other turns into something quite different, and Astrid must decide what success truly means.A fake relationship with a one-night stand is anything but an act in this witty and heartfelt new romantic comedy that is perfect for fans of Alexandria Bellefleur, Casey McQuiston and Rosie Danan.Īnd she's happy for all of them, truly. When that determination turns into a little light sabotage, ruffling Astrid's perfect little feathers, the showrunners ask them to play up the tension. Jordan is determined to preserve the history of her family's inn, particularly as the rest of her life is in shambles. However, Astrid never planned on Jordan Everwood, Pru's granddaughter and lead carpenter for the inn's renovation, who despises every modern design decision Astrid makes.

It'll be the perfect distraction from her failed love life, and her perpetually displeased mother might finally give her nod of approval. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn's renovation that will be broadcasted on a popular home improvement show, Innside America, Astrid knows this is the answer to everything that is wrong with her life. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she's been focused on her career-her friends might say she's obsessed, but she's just driven. An interior designer learns to rebuild her love life from the ground up with zero blueprints in this new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care.įor Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable.

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake