Stories for hopeful romantics.

Jaclyn Beckett would rather join the university yearbook oversight committee than fall in love. Sure, she has needs, but she’s never had any problem finding a one-night stand. But lately, her mother has taken too keen an interest in Jaclyn’s love life, to the point of setting her up with a series of men who are all wrong for her.

Rhys Blackwell fell for Jaclyn the moment they met. Four years into their friendship, and he’s finally giving up on the hope that she’ll ever see him as more than a friend. That is, until she kisses him at her friends’ wedding.

What starts as a way to get Jaclyn’s mom off her back soon spirals into a complicated lie involving the entire town of Sapling Grove. But the longer she and Rhys pretend to date, the more it feels like Jaclyn is lying to herself instead of to everyone else.

Love is never a formula error.

Evie Watson loves being a librarian. Is Sapling Grove a little too small town for her? Sure. Is she bad at setting boundaries when it comes to "other duties as assigned"? Maybe. Is her anxiety through the roof because of short staffing and a condescending English professor? Definitely. But put her in charge of a complicated spreadsheet, and she shines. She can analyze all kinds of statistics, including how likely a net-positive outcome is when dating a colleague: zero percent chance. A big city job opportunity may be the perfect solution to her personal and professional frustrations.

But now the history professor she's crushing on needs some serious help with Excel. Andrew Brandt loves nerdy books and cooking for people, plus he respects her intellect. If her calculations are correct, their time together is adding up to more than just friendship. Could Evie's strict approach to workplace romance actually be a formula error?