The Catch by Amy Lea

In a last-ditch effort to rescue her brand from the brink of irrelevance, Boston fashion influencer Melanie Karlsen finds herself in a rural fishing village on the east coast of Canada. The only thing scarier than nature itself? The burly and bearded bed-and-breakfast owner and fisherman, Evan Whalerwho single-handedly disproves the theory that Canadians are "nice."

After a boating accident lands Evan unconscious in the hospital, Mel is mistaken for his fiance by his welcoming yet quirky family, who are embroiled in a long-standing feud over the B&B. In a bold attempt to mend family fences, Mel agrees tofake their engagement for one week in exchange for Evan's help with her social media content.

Amid long hikes and campfire chats, reeling in their budding feelings for each other proves more difficult by the day. But is Mel willing to sacrifice her picture-perfect life in the city for a chance at a true, unfiltered love in the wild?(From Berkley)

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Amy Lea is an Ottawa-based contemporary romance writer andCanadian bureaucrat. Her previous novels includeWoke Up Like This, which was on theCanada Reads2024 longlist,Exes and O'sandSet on You.