Wrong Swipe Right Match
(2026)(The fourth book in the Accidental But Perfect Romance series)
A novel by Bonnie R Paulson
One accidental swipe shouldn’t ruin my life.
Unfortunately, my traitorous thumb just sent a Super Like to Shawn O’Malley—the quiet, gruff pub owner I’ve known for six years.
And he liked me back.
I’m Apple Donovan: baker, caterer, devoted feeder of everyone in three counties, and a woman who has been happily divorced for six years. After escaping a marriage that nearly erased me, I have no intention of handing my heart—or my hard-won independence—to another man.
Especially not Shawn.
Shawn is dependable, kind, and about as expressive as a fence post. He’s also been quietly hiding behind his bar for fourteen years, letting the entire town believe he’s simpler than he really is. But as we spend more time together, I begin discovering the sharp, wounded man beneath all that flannel and silence.
That should make it easier to dismiss my ridiculous attraction.
It doesn’t.
So I throw myself into a parade of disastrous dates. There’s the wellness guru who brings eleven other women on our ‘private’ hike, the man who schedules romance in fifty-minute increments, and enough dating-app humiliation to last a lifetime.
Through every catastrophe, my thoughts keep returning to Shawn—the man who remembers how I take my coffee, keeps the good whiskey hidden beneath his bar, and has apparently wanted me for years.
But wanting him means risking everything I rebuilt after my divorce. And Shawn has his own reasons for believing love always leaves at closing time.
One mistaken swipe brought our secrets into the light. Now we must decide whether we’re brave enough to stop hiding—or let fear send us back to our safe, lonely lives.
A sweet, funny, and deeply emotional friends-to-lovers romance featuring a protective pub owner, a Southern baker with two opinionated Chihuahuas, meddling friends, hilariously terrible dates, small-town matchmaking, and a love that has been waiting patiently for the right accidental swipe.
Genre: Romance
Unfortunately, my traitorous thumb just sent a Super Like to Shawn O’Malley—the quiet, gruff pub owner I’ve known for six years.
And he liked me back.
I’m Apple Donovan: baker, caterer, devoted feeder of everyone in three counties, and a woman who has been happily divorced for six years. After escaping a marriage that nearly erased me, I have no intention of handing my heart—or my hard-won independence—to another man.
Especially not Shawn.
Shawn is dependable, kind, and about as expressive as a fence post. He’s also been quietly hiding behind his bar for fourteen years, letting the entire town believe he’s simpler than he really is. But as we spend more time together, I begin discovering the sharp, wounded man beneath all that flannel and silence.
That should make it easier to dismiss my ridiculous attraction.
It doesn’t.
So I throw myself into a parade of disastrous dates. There’s the wellness guru who brings eleven other women on our ‘private’ hike, the man who schedules romance in fifty-minute increments, and enough dating-app humiliation to last a lifetime.
Through every catastrophe, my thoughts keep returning to Shawn—the man who remembers how I take my coffee, keeps the good whiskey hidden beneath his bar, and has apparently wanted me for years.
But wanting him means risking everything I rebuilt after my divorce. And Shawn has his own reasons for believing love always leaves at closing time.
One mistaken swipe brought our secrets into the light. Now we must decide whether we’re brave enough to stop hiding—or let fear send us back to our safe, lonely lives.
A sweet, funny, and deeply emotional friends-to-lovers romance featuring a protective pub owner, a Southern baker with two opinionated Chihuahuas, meddling friends, hilariously terrible dates, small-town matchmaking, and a love that has been waiting patiently for the right accidental swipe.
Genre: Romance
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