Hardly Strangers

For fans of How to Fake it in Hollywood and Before Sunrise, a romance about how a chance encounter can rewrite a story-and change everything.

This is the night Shera's been waiting for: She's at a trendy Silver Lake bar to finally get a drink with the handsome, charming filmmaker she's been pining after for months.

But when Max King-the alluring and mischievous frontman of an Irish punk band-enters the picture, an electric attraction ignites between them.

Shera's evening begins to unfold in ways she never imagined, and she surprises herself by getting swept up in his energy and daring to feel again after past heartbreak. But how does she know their passionate encounter won't expire in the morning? And is she ready to shed some of her hard-earned armor for this disarming stranger?

The second book from 831 Stories, a modern romantic fiction company that prioritizes pleasure reading and the genre's enthusiastic fans.