Love, Lake Mack series
A Love for the Books
Mitzie Ingalls has read enough rom-coms to know exactly how this story goes. Move to a charming small town? Check. Land a job as Lake Mack's new tourism coordinator, a place she loved as a child? Check. Meet the hottest guy in town, fall madly in love, save Lake Mack and live happily ever after? Well... she's working on it.
Jack Miller, on the other hand, was never supposed to be part of the story. Quiet, dependable, and far more comfortable letting life happen than chasing after it, Jack has spent years pouring himself into Great Oaks, a retirement community he built for his grandparents who raised him. His family worries he's forgotten how to build a life of his own. Jack isn't convinced they're wrong, especially after Lake Mack's vibrant new tourism coordinator comes barreling into his world.
Mitzie has spent her whole life believing she knows what a love story is supposed to look like. She might just have to stop looking for the perfect rom-com hero long enough to notice the man who's been there all along.
A Love Off Script
After one devastating rejection, Chicago actress Rachel Vaughn trades the big city stress for a fresh start in Lake Mack. When she discovers the town's abandoned theater, restoring it gives her something she thought she'd lost - a new dream.
Unfortunately, the theater sits next door to the police station, where commitment-avoiding Sergeant Mike Montgomery has already decided the fiery newcomer is nothing but trouble. Rachel thinks the feeling is mutual, until their constant clashes start feeling a lot more like chemistry.
As Rachel rebuilds the theater and Mike finds himself drawn into her beautifully unpredictable world, they'll both have to decide if the life they never planned might be exactly the one they've been missing.
Meet Lauren: fueled by coffee, characters who don't take themselves too seriously & happy endings
Lauren Rowell writes romantic comedies for anyone who has ever looked at their life and thought, "This would be significantly better with more banter and a kissing scene." She loves small towns, big feelings, ridiculous flirting, and characters who are absolutely convinced they know what they're doing.
When she isn't writing, Lauren can usually be found reading romance novels, hanging around a theatre, drinking coffee like it's a personality trait, or starting a creative project she definitely has time for. She lives in North Carolina with her two children and has a particular weakness for happy endings, men who know how to pine, and the women who refuse to make things easy for them.
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