It is a truth universally acknowledged that a hockey player in possession of a bad reputation must be in want of a fake girlfriend.
Rosie Forrester is in desperate need of cash after an embarrassing run-in with the law. Enter Dylan Savage, a disgraced hockey player who needs a place to hide out for a few months while he figures out how to get back on his team.
He's every bit as beastly as his fans' nickname for him would imply—nothing like the handsome, charming bookstore owner Rosie's in love with from afar. But Dylan's rent will not only save her art studio, it'll help fund the secret she's keeping from her three older brothers.
When Rosie proposes a deal to help Dylan improve his image if he can help her finally catch the eye of the bookstore owner, he reluctantly agrees. But nothing in their plan is going as expected, and pretty soon it's not just her studio she's worried about losing, it's her heart.
Rosie and The Beast Next Door is for those who love Jane Austen, forced proximity, banter, hockey players, fake dating, and happily ever afters!