Tag your co-author in crime 👇 #RomanceNovel #EnemiesToLovers #CinDozeBooks #BestsellingLove Stack of books + a typewriter + blurred city lights + text overlay: “Some stories write themselves. This one fights back.” 4. Chapter 1 Teaser (short excerpt) Chapter 1 – The Contract

She snatched the contract. Clause 7: No personal relationship beyond writing partnership.

Their contractual “one year, one book, no falling in love” rule shatters chapter by chapter. Between secret late-night writing sessions, shared book tour chaos, and a bet that goes too far, Maya and Eli discover that the best love stories aren’t written — they’re lived.

Her editor slid a contract across the table. “Collaborate with Eli Vance. His last three books went viral. Yours are critically acclaimed but plateauing. Together? You’re unstoppable.”

“You want me to what?” Maya set down her wine glass with a sharp clink.

But when their fictional ending leaks to the press as fact, they must decide: sell the lie or risk everything for a love that’s truly a bestseller. Caption: He’s the last person she should write a love story with. That’s exactly why it became a #1 bestseller. 💔🔥

Maya laughed — a dry, humorless sound. “Eli Vance thinks love is a dopamine loop. I’ve read his interviews.”

“And he thinks you’re too sentimental.”