I found my husband’s secret wife standing in my living room. With their third baby on the way, there was absolutely no point in fighting for him.
So, I did the only logical thing a Harvard economist could do: I fled to the quiet seaside town of Southwest Harbor, Maine, to lick my wounds.
I wasn’t looking for love, but then I met Paul Langley. A rugged lobsterman. Steady, grounded, and completely outside the cutthroat academic world I came from. What started as a steamy, no-strings summer fling turned into something real. Something I wasn't ready to lose when the season ended and I had to return to Cambridge.
But guess what? Paul isn’t just a guy who hauls lobster traps.
When the school year starts, I walk onto MIT’s campus and stumble straight into brilliant physicist Dr. Paul Langley. The rugged Mainer from my summer escape is actually an academic peer—and he’s dealing with plenty of his own family drama behind closed doors.
Now, we’re thrown back into each other’s lives with our deceptions stripped away and everything at stake. As I navigate a messy divorce and try to keep my own career from crashing down, the one man I didn’t plan on needing is suddenly the only one I can't ignore. Falling for him a second time might cost me everything, but this time, I know exactly what I stand to lose.
Strings Attached is a steamy, interconnected standalone contemporary romance packed with high-stakes academic intrigue, secret identities, and a summer love story that refuses to stay in the past.
Why You'll Love Paul and Emily's Story:
- Hidden Identity / Secret Genius: A rugged coastal lobsterman who doubles as a brilliant MIT physicist.
- Summer Romance to Real Life: A gorgeous Maine escape that collides head-on with the reality of Cambridge academia.
- Divorce / Fresh Start: A strong Harvard economist heroine rebuilding her life after a shocking betrayal.
- Second Chance (Same Couple): Reunited as peers, forced to face the chemistry they left on the coast.
Fans of The Love Hypothesis, The Soulmate Equation, and Netflix's The Chair will fall in love with the banter and academic stakes in Strings Attached.
