When Grumpy Met Sunshine: A Novel [Paperback]

A steamy, opposites-attract romance with undeniable chemistry between a grumpy retired footballer and his fabulous and very sunshine-y ghostwriter.

When grumpy ex-footballer Alfie Harding gets badgered into selling his memoirs, he knows hes never going to be able to write them. He hates revealing a single thing about himself, is allergic to most emotions, and cant imagine doing a good job of putting pen to paper.

And so in walks curvy, cheery, cute as heck ghostwriter Mabel Willicker, who knows just how to sunshine and sass her way into getting every little detail out of Alfie. They banter and bicker their way to writing his life story, both of them sure theyll never be anything other than at odds.

But after their business arrangement is mistaken for a budding romance, the pair have to pretend to be an item for a public whos ravenous for more of this Cinderella story. Or at least, it feels like its pretenduntil each slow burn step in their fake relationship sparks a heat neither can control. Now they just have to decide: is this sizzling chemistry just for show? Or something so real it might just give them their fairytale ending?

Charlotte Steinhas written over thirty sexy novellas and novels, including the RT award nominatedIntrusionand the DABWAHA nominatedRun To You. When not writing she can be found eating jelly turtles, watching terrible sitcoms and occasionally lusting after hunks. She lives in West Yorkshire with her husband and their totally real dog.

This, children, is how the professionals do it... Its the difference between seeing choreography laid out in footprints on the floor, and being swept away by the dance. -New York Times

Upbeat, engaging, witty, and funny, this book from Stein... will captivate readers. Library Journal,starred

We truly understand why Alfie can start to open up to Mabel, and why Mabel is captivated by the Alfie only she gets to know. Wl¹