Annie Jennings Books
Loveable: Boston to Australia collection
Between Now and Disaster: An enemies to lovers, laugh-out-loud, all or nothing rom-com with grumpy relatives, a love boat, and a dog rescue. (Loveable: Boston to Australia Book 1)
That warm, fuzzy feeling is everything in a new relationship. Or not, in this case.
When Olivia Johnson, chef from Boston, meets Australian Jack Miller, it’s a volatile situation.
They’re on the vast Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, in a dusty, dilapidated house. Jack’s a hostage negotiator called in to navigate his way through a tense standoff. He’s been told Olivia has poison on her mind and two old fishermen tied up in front of the TV.
Olivia’s been in Australia for three days and she’s not having a good time. She’s here to help resolve a quarrel for her uncle and wishes she’d never set foot on the Nullarbor. She wants Jack to arrest the cranky old guys and get her outta here and back to Boston.
Jack can’t leave until he’s got this sorted. He’s holed up with a frazzled American and two argumentative old blokes. But while Jack’s working his way through the complications, his official interest in Olivia is beginning to look a lot like something else. And while Olivia would prefer to keep herself occupied in the kitchen until a peace treaty is brokered, her focus isn’t always on the deep fryer but on the man who doesn’t do feelings.
Trapped together in the middle of nowhere, and with hearts on the line, can two complete opposites stop fighting long enough to realize they're perfect for each other? Or will their chance at forever love get roasted in the final confrontation?
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Bound to End Badly: A secret marriage, forced proximity rom-com with a wilderness cabin, an inquisitive cat, and too much attention from the press. (Loveable: Boston to Australia Book 2)
Some say there’s no map for endless love. And some need GPS.
Andrew Bartholomew, global bestselling Australian author of environmental thrillers, will go to any lengths to protect the American woman he secretly married from the scandalous rumors about to be spread by his vengeful ex agent. His first step is to get his estranged wife from Boston, Massachusetts to Tasmania, Australia, where he can keep her safe in his wilderness cabin.
Madeline Sullivan-Bartholomew may have said for better or worse, but when his agent tells her Andrew cheated on her, she isn’t sticking around. Except her grumpy boss in Boston has pinned her down with her contract, and she’s about to become her soon to be ex-husband’s PA to help him research his next book.
Maddie likes things neat and orderly and has no intention of messing up by falling for Andrew all over again. But when she gets to his cabin and discovers her untidy, too-handsome-for-words famous husband has not only cleaned and organized the fridge but has also bought every type of cheese and deli snack she’s ever dreamed of, suspicion hangs in the Tasmanian winter air.
What’s he up to?
And will the power of communication, as well as the cheese, see them through until the snow melts, and prove that sometimes you have to get snowed in before your heart can thaw out? Or will even more rumors threaten to destroy their second chance?
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Breaking All the Love Rules: A fake engagement, second-chance rom-com with a coffee caravan, a computer hacker, and an overload of family interference. (Loveable: Boston to Australia Book 3)
Pushed into a marriage they didn’t expect, the only way out is to jilt each other.
But what if they’ve already chosen the cake?
Three years ago, American Lauren Fraser and Australian Oliver Davison shared an unforgettable week-long romance when Oliver visited Boston. They stayed connected through email until seven months ago when communication fizzled out.
Now suddenly, they discover their parents have been secretly dating online and are engaged to be married.
Horrified, Lauren flies to a small coastal town in Australia to team up with Oliver and break up their incompatible parents before someone gets hurt. There's just one problem. Over the past three years, both have been living lies.
Oliver believes Lauren is a sought-after fashion designer when she's actually an accountant. Lauren thought Oliver was an international spy, only to discover he's a carwash attendant.
As far as they're both concerned, the magic they once shared has vanished.
But Oliver is hiding another secret: he's an undercover detective investigating money laundering at the car lot. When Lauren unknowingly takes a data entry job with his target, Oliver realizes he needs her help more than ever.
After multiple failed attempts to show their parents how mismatched they are, Lauren and Oliver resort to their most desperate plan yet: announce their own engagement, hoping their parents see it as a family conflict of interest and call off their wedding. All they have to do now is make this pretense convincing enough to fool everyone.
But undercover stings are on the go, and the wedding cake has been chosen. Can Lauren and Oliver discover that sometimes the best way to break all the love rules is to stop pretending they weren't meant to be together? Or will two ex-flames, one fake engagement, and a promise to keep this strictly business prove there's zero chance of a happy ever after?
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Bit of a Tight Spot: A secret-child, second-chance rom-com with hearts at risk, witty banter, mac n cheese, and a really cute kid. (Loveable: Boston to Australia Book 4)
Forget secret baby, she’s already six years old. And the news is about to break.
It started when Bostonian Kate Wylde said Australian Connor McKenzie broke up with her and Connor said Kate broke up with him. It wasn’t their first breakup, and they always made up. Until they didn’t.
Connor’s disappearance seven years ago meant Kate never got to tell him the baby news. He’s been in Europe since then, protecting celebrities from bad guys, while trying to forget all about Kate. Now he’s back. And it’s clear their attraction to each other never went anywhere.
So when to tell him? How to tell him?
Kate’s built a great life in Australia with her daughter. She has a fabulous job as a function coordinator, a big mortgage, and footwear for every occasion. She intends to tell Abie who her father is when Abie turns eight, but Connor’s reappearance has derailed her perfect plan. He’s breezed into their lives as though he belongs there, offering to babysit and mow Kate’s lawn, and she might be falling for him all over again.
Seven years of silence. One life-changing secret. And only days to figure out if love is worth the risk of heartbreak twice over. Will Kate and Connor find their second-chance and prove that some love stories are worth waiting for? Or is everything is about to fall apart — all over again.
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Each book in this collection can be read as standalone stories.
All my heroines are from Boston, Massachusetts, and find themselves heading to Australia for a number of very unexpected reasons. This is where they meet their heroes. On the hot desert Nullarbor Plain, or in the snowy Tasmanian mountains, or in a salty-air beachside town. There’s no turning back … life is about to change.
I hope you enjoy. I had great fun writing them. Let me know what you think about the covers, and the story blurbs, and the tropes. I love to hear from you.
Annie 💙
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