Kristina Forest – författare

An R&B singer and a corporate executive find love that hits the right notes in this romance by Kristina Forest, USA Today bestselling author of The Partner Plot. Iris Greene used to be a woman with a plan. But all of that changed after she met the love of her life at twenty-five, got pregnant and married…and then became a widow and a single mother all in a little over two years. Now, after years of hustling, Iris is the director of partnerships at a beauty company and raising sweet six-year-old Calla by herself. Despite her busy life, she still can’t help but feel lonely. She just needs to catch her breath—and one night, at her sister’s wedding, when she steps outside to do just that, she sees a certain singer who takes her breath away. . . . By all accounts, pop R&B singer Angel Hughes has it made. He’s a successful musician and has just scored a brand ambassador deal with an emerging beauty company. But he’s still not fulfilled; he’s not producing songs he’s passionate about, and there’s a gaping hole in his love life. When he visits the Save Face Beauty office to kickstart his campaign, he’s delighted to see Iris, his stylist’s sister—the beautiful woman he’s secretly had a crush on for years. Despite their obvious attraction to each other, they must stay professional throughout the campaign tour—a goal that doesn’t quite pan out. But when it becomes clear their lives aren’t in sync, can they fall back in step to the same rhythm and beat?

COSY UP WITH KRISTINA FOREST'S NEW HEART-MELTING ROMANCE THE PARTNER PLOT . . .------Violet is a highly successful celebrity stylist but away from the red carpets, her life is in shambles.After a very public breakup she is determined to focus on her career, and nothing else.That is, until she sees Xavier Wright. High school sweetheart, and total heart throb.After she bumps into him on a birthday trip to Vegas they decide to join groups and celebrate together.But the next morning they wake up next to each other - With rings on their fingers.Does what happen in Vegas stay in Vegas? Or will they finally get what they’ve always wanted . . . each other.

'Zyla and Kai's journey is exciting, romantic, and completely transporting. It reminds me of Jenny Han, Stephanie Perkins, and the novels that made me first fall in love with YA romance' Book Riot's Best Books of 2022A fresh new YA romance novel by Kristina Forest, Zyla & Kai is an epic star-crossed love story about first love and not just the will they, won't they - but why can't they?While on a school trip to the Poconos Mountains, Zyla and Kai run away together, leaving their friends and family confused. As far as everyone knows, they've been broken up for months.And honestly? Their break-up hadn't surprised anyone. Zyla, a cynic about love, met Kai, a hopeless romantic, while working together at an amusement park the previous summer, and they couldn't have been more different.Alternating between the past and present, we see the love story unfold from Zyla and Kai's perspectives: how they first became the unlikeliest of friends over the summer, how they fell in love during the school year, and why they ultimately broke up. Or did they?

Two former high school sweethearts get a second chance in this marriage of convenience romance by Kristina Forest, author of The Neighbor Favor. To Violet Greene, fashion is everything. As a successful celebrity stylist, she travels all over the world, living out her dreams. Professionally, she’s thriving, but her personal life is in shambles. After surviving a very public breakup with her ex-fiancé six months ago, Violet is now determined to focus on her career. But life hands her something—or rather, someone—that might derail everything… Xavier Wright did not expect to run into his high school girlfriend Violet—the girl he once thought he’d marry—on a birthday trip to Vegas. As a high school teacher and basketball coach, he rarely leaves his New Jersey hometown, so what were the chances? But when the initial shock wears off, they decide to celebrate together. They feel young and reckless as they party the night away—and reckless they clearly were when the following morning, they wake up beside each other with rings on their fingers. Their impulsive nuptials might be a blessing in disguise, though, when they realize that both of their careers could benefit from the marriage. So they play the part of a blissfully wedded couple. Yet when their passion comes hurling back, they realize their feelings are just as real as they were back when they were teens. But are their lives too different to stick it through or will they finally get a happy ending?

A YA rom-com about a ballet dancer willing to go the distance for an audition and the cute, but terrible, boy who blackmails his way into her road trip.

Sometimes love is closer than you think . . . Fall head over heels with this charming and heart-fluttering romantic comedy'Sweet, swoony and full of heart' Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of MR WRONG NUMBER'The perfect celebration of falling in love on and off the page' Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of THE ROUGHEST DRAFT__________Lily Greene has already found her perfect man: her favourite fantasy author. But after months of correspondence, he ghosts her - and she's left broken-hearted.Nick Brown has just moved in next door. Charming and attractive, he's the perfect date for Lily to take to her sister's upcoming wedding.Little does Lily know that Nick is the very author she'd been talking to. And Nick has no idea that Lily is the shy, bookish woman he slowly fell in love with . . .But he refuses to complicate things even more.And yet when he sets her up with someone else, he can't seem to get her off his mind . . .__________'This is a winner' Publishers Weekly

She's got deadlines. He's making headlines. Can their love stay in tune?'This was my favorite story out of the series!' 5 **** Reader Review'The Love Lyric, waltzed and sung its way into my heart!' 5 **** Reader Review–As the director of partnerships at a beauty company and a single mom, there’s no room in Iris Greene’s life for spontaneity. But one thing she hadn’t planned for is a certain singer walking into her office and taking her breath away. . .R&B star Angel Harrison has just scored a brand ambassador deal with a beauty company, but he’s still not fulfilled; there’s a gaping hole in his love life. That is, until he meets Iris at the company headquarters and feels like things might finally be about to change.Iris and Angel try and pretty quickly fail to remain professional. But when it becomes clear their lives aren’t in sync, can they fall back in step to the same rhythm, or will their love forever be off key?Tropes:Celebrity x Normal PersonWorkplace RomanceOpposites AttractSlow BurnHe Falls First