The Fate Philosophy

She's done with love... until the one person who drives her crazy becomes the one she can't resist.

Following the long overdue break-up from her insufferable ex-boyfriend, Macie Cunningham was ready for a fresh start. She thought she'd find that new beginning when she impulsively moved to Los Angeles with her best friend, but after six months here, all she's discovered is that her life is strenuously the same. The same career--one she's not so sure she still loves. The same hobbies-- or lack thereof. And romance? Painfully non-existent. That's actually the only new experience she's had since she decided to start over. She's tried dating, but can't seem to find that spark she's looking for. Save for one exception. Dominic Evans. Her roommate's best friend and the biggest pain in her ass. Macie and Dom's constant head-butting is more infuriating than desirable, but somehow it always feels like foreplay? With her mind on the cusp of pure lust and pure vexation every time she's around him, Macie decides it's best to just stay away from Dom entirely. Until Macie's roommates head out of town for the holidays, and she finds herself alone in her apartment with hazardous Christmas trees, head injuries, and a barren kitchen. Annoyingly, Dom can't seem to stop coming to Macie's rescue, and she isn't quite sure why, or how long she can continue holding back her desires. As their attraction becomes explosive, Macie realizes there may be more to Dominic Evans than that arrogant cunning, that smart-ass mouth, and that obnoxiously charming smile. Not that it matters, anyway. Once the holidays pass and their friends return home, Macie and Dom's intense chemistry will fizzle out. They'll go back to the same old frenemies they always were... right?

Author: Sarah A. Bailey
Publisher: Page & Vine
Published: 12/09/2025
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.38w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781964264363

About the Author
Sarah fell in love with reading as a child. She quickly learned that books can take her to all the places she always dreamed of going, and allow her to live endless lifetimes in the one that she was given.

Sarah believes that a good romance novel can make even the darkest days a little bit brighter, and in the kind of love stories that make even the skeptics believe in all that cheesy stuff like soulmates. She hopes to produce stories that readers can pick up, and regardless of what's weighing them down in life, feel a little lighter when they finish.

Sarah was born in California and raised in Southern Oregon, and still considers herself a Pacific Northwest gal at heart; right down to being a coffee snob, adamantly believing in Sasquatch, and feeling like rain drenched forests are a form of therapy.

Sarah now resides in Arizona with her husband, Mike, and their dog-baby, Rue. When she's not writing, she's likely reading, and if she's not reading, odds are she's out searching for a decent cup of coffee, or a rainy pine forest.