The Harbor Cove Fiancé (Harbor Cove Hearts #1)

She needs a fiancé before Harbor Cove loses faith in her. He needs the town to stop treating him like the man who left and never looked back.

Emily Hart has one chance to save the Harbor Cove Summer Festival—and with it, her reputation, her family’s legacy, and the town’s trust. When a public misunderstanding turns brooding hotel developer Nathan Brooks into her supposed fiancé, Emily should correct it immediately.

Instead, Nathan offers a deal.

He will play the part until the festival is safe. She will help repair his damaged standing in Harbor Cove. The rules are simple: no real feelings, no private promises, and no forgetting that the engagement is fake.

But Harbor Cove has opinions. So do the festival committee, the local paper, the sponsors, and every neighbor who suddenly wants a look at Emily’s ring.

As fake smiles turn into real trust and public handholding starts to feel dangerously easy, Emily and Nathan must decide what matters more: protecting the story everyone believes—or telling the truth before the lie costs them both.

The Harbor Cove Fiancé is a warm small-town fake engagement romance with a guarded hero, a determined heroine, coastal charm, town gossip, found family, forced proximity, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.