THE LIKELIHOOD OF YOU by HOLLY JUKES

When Florence Dayes returned home to find her soon-to-be husband in bed with her older sister, the last thing she expected to feel was relief. Or was it? After years of dulling down her dreams of owning a bakery to please him, wasn’t it about time she took her dreams back into her own hands?

Her answer came ten hours, a few tears and one flight to N.Y.C later.

Now on fresh soil, she swore to herself that she’d make her dreams real on her own and build a life for herself, all while staying far away from the male species. Which was going well, until a certain brown-eyed, famous actor, with a smile that could be a substitute for sunshine, waltzed into her life.

Jacob Emerson is the newbie of the silver screen, but his entrance into stardom didn’t go quite as smoothly as he had imagined. He certainly didn’t expect it to be tainted with heartbreak and betrayal anyway. But shouldn’t he have seen it coming? After all, his name held power now. Get caught with Jacob, and you’re a somebody overnight.

So when he bumps into Florence, once again, he comes face to face with someone looking to get more than just an autograph from him. The warning signs disguised as doe eyes and rosy cheeks were looking right back at him. But something about her felt…different. Or was it just her accent throwing him off?

Either way, he liked it.

After falling together in ways neither of them were prepared for, it becomes clear that dating is the last thing on both of their minds. Florence made a promise to herself to live life on her own terms, while Jacob doesn’t know who to trust.

But could they just be the ones to show each other what real love is? Or will the likelihood of them being more than a one-time encounter be too small to put their broken hearts on the line?