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The Kiss Countdown

Discover the sizzling new fake-dating romance, perfect for fans of The Love Hypothesis and The Hating Game---Three. Two. One...Romance? 
Amerie Price is jobless, newly single, and about to be evicted.The last thing she needed was to run into her ex and his new girlfriend at her favourite coffee shop. Panicked, Amerie pretends to be dating the annoyingly sexy man she met. He plays along - for a price. 
 
Half the single men in Houston claim to be astronauts, but Vincent Rogers turns out to be the real deal. What started as a one-off lie morphs into a plan: for the three months leading up to his mission, Amerie will play Vincent's doting partner. In exchange, she gets a rent-free room in his house. 
 
What Amerie doesn't plan for is Vincent's gravitational pull.While her mind tells her a future with this astronaut is too unpredictable, her heart says he's exactly what she needs. As their time together counts down, Amerie must decide if she'll settle for the safe life &ndash; or shoot for the stars. 
 
Perfect for fans of The Love Hypothesis, The Hating Game and The Spanish Love DeceptionTropes/themes:1. Fake dating2. Forced proximity3. Time-limited romance

Etta Easton is a certified hopeless romantic who now writes contemporary romance. Her stories are full of humour, relatable heroines, swoon-worthy heroes, and Black joy. She lives in Central Texas with her husband and two young kids.

Three. Two. One...Romance? 
 
Amerie Price is jobless, newly single, and about to be evicted. The last thing she needed was to run into her ex and his new girlfriend at her favourite coffee shop. Panicked, Amerie pretends to be dating the annoyingly sexy man she met. He plays along - for a price. 
 
Half the single men in Houston claim to be astronauts, but Vincent Rogers turns out to be the real deal. What started as a one-off lie morphs into a plan: for the three months leading up to his mission, Amerie will play Vincent's doting partner. In exchange, she gets a rent-free room in his house. 
 
What Amerie doesn't plan for is Vincent's gravitational pull. While her mind tells her a future with this astronaut is too unpredictable, her heart says he's exactly what she needs. As their time together counts down, Amerie must decide if she'll settle for the safe life-or shoot for the stars.

Etta Easton

In Etta Easton’s lovely debut, the struggling Houston event planner has three months before her new fake-boyfriend Vincent leaves the country...for outer space...This charming NASA-adjacent romance is certain to win Easton loyal fans.

A sweet, sparkling love story unfolds in this debut novel written by Etta Easton!

Easton delivers a sparkling fake dating rom-com that is both delectably tropey and utterly believable...The Kiss Countdown is a tribute to unexpected romantic connections, crackling chemistry, and the value of family.

When Brianna Rogers joins a team of teachers who will spend their summer in a Mars simulation to win vital funds for the school library, she thought it would be easy. What she didn’t count on was Roman Major: science teacher, son of the principal, and far too handsome. 
 
Brianna is sure he’s been sent to sabotage them. But each day, she finds herself falling harder and harder. While it’s clear the feeling is mutual, she can’t shake the sense that he’s hiding something. 
 
As the simulation nears its end, Brianna realizes she may have to make an impossible choice, between the school she’s dedicated herself to, and the man who has won his way into her heart...

Etta Easton

Praise for The Love Simulation

In Etta Easton’s lovely debut, the struggling Houston event planner has three months before her new fake-boyfriend Vincent leaves the country...for outer space...This charming NASA-adjacent romance is ...

A sweet, sparkling love story unfolds in this debut novel written by Etta Easton!

Easton delivers a sparkling fake dating rom-com that is both delectably tropey and utterly believable...The Kiss Countdown is a tribute to unexpected romantic connections, crackling chemistry, a ...

In Etta Easton’s lovely debut, the struggling Houston event planner has three months before her new fake-boyfriend Vincent leaves the country...for outer space...This charming NASA-adjacent romance is ...

A sweet, sparkling love story unfolds in this debut novel written by Etta Easton!

Easton delivers a sparkling fake dating rom-com that is both delectably tropey and utterly believable...The Kiss Countdown is a tribute to unexpected romantic connections, crackling chemistry, a ...

In Etta Easton’s lovely debut, the struggling Houston event planner has three months before her new fake-boyfriend Vincent leaves the country...for outer space...This charming NASA-adjacent romance is ...

A sweet, sparkling love story unfolds in this debut novel written by Etta Easton!

Easton delivers a sparkling fake dating rom-com that is both delectably tropey and utterly believable...The Kiss Countdown is a tribute to unexpected romantic connections, crackling chemistry, a ...

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