How to Lose Your Heart to a Hearbreaker
(2026)(The third book in the How to Lose Your Heart series)
A novel by C L Rain
Lisa Nair hates Taylor Burke. That should make him the safest man in Chicago to fake date.
Lisa Nair knows what kind of man Taylor Burke is. He doesn’t promise forever, and when a relationship asks for more than he wants, he leaves. When Taylor dated Lisa's friend and ended it when she wanted forever, Lisa watched the fallout. She decided then and there that Taylor's honesty was just a cleaner way to break hearts. Taylor decided Lisa had no right to turn another woman's choice into evidence against him.
Now Lisa's new job makes him unavoidable. For seven weeks, dinners, tastings, and social functions keep them side by side while well-meaning guests keep trying to fix their love lives. Saying no only works until somebody else tries.
So Lisa proposes one lie that solves both problems: let everyone think they're already dating.
It should be safe. They genuinely cannot stand each other.
Then the lie works too well. Holding hands becomes expected. Standing close gets easier. And the more Lisa learns about Taylor, the less neatly he fits the verdict she passed months ago.
Taylor has never promised forever.
His heartbreaker reputation is real. Lisa knows that.
If she falls for him, she won't be the woman who didn't know better.
She'll be the woman who chose him anyway.
Genre: Romance
Lisa Nair knows what kind of man Taylor Burke is. He doesn’t promise forever, and when a relationship asks for more than he wants, he leaves. When Taylor dated Lisa's friend and ended it when she wanted forever, Lisa watched the fallout. She decided then and there that Taylor's honesty was just a cleaner way to break hearts. Taylor decided Lisa had no right to turn another woman's choice into evidence against him.
Now Lisa's new job makes him unavoidable. For seven weeks, dinners, tastings, and social functions keep them side by side while well-meaning guests keep trying to fix their love lives. Saying no only works until somebody else tries.
So Lisa proposes one lie that solves both problems: let everyone think they're already dating.
It should be safe. They genuinely cannot stand each other.
Then the lie works too well. Holding hands becomes expected. Standing close gets easier. And the more Lisa learns about Taylor, the less neatly he fits the verdict she passed months ago.
Taylor has never promised forever.
His heartbreaker reputation is real. Lisa knows that.
If she falls for him, she won't be the woman who didn't know better.
She'll be the woman who chose him anyway.
Genre: Romance