Fiction – Romance – Contemporary – Multicultural & Interracial

RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023(WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER’S WAREHOUSE)

Seven years ago, he fell in love with a stranger he couldnt havetoday, shes back in his life and the sparks between them threaten to set her career on fire.

Pearl Harris has learned the hard way to be careful in work and in love. When she is appointed acting director of OurCode, a nonprofit aimed at inspiringhigh schoolers to code, she has a chance to make lasting change for the organization, but ascandal has put their reputation at risk. Further complicating matters, Pearl didnt expect the one man she hasnt stopped thinking about in seven years to be the newest member of her board of directors.

Cord Matthews fell for Pearl when they met in an elevator seven years ago. Shes just his type: smart, capable, and makes him laugh, but when she broke his heart, he decided love wasn’t for him. After five years with no contact, their connection is immediate despite the many roadblocks in their way and Cord must consider breaking his ban on serious relationships. But going public with a romance between them might derail Pearl’s career and the progress shes made at OurCode.

Pearl and Cord both are hesitant to trust their feelings and take a risk as they grow closer, but it becomes impossible to keep ignoring the electricity between them. Cord is a skilled programmer, but a workplace romance might spell disaster for both of them, and love isnt easily debugged.

AUTHOR BIO:

Denise Williams wrote her first book in the second grade.I Hate Youand its sequel,I Still Hate You, featured a tough, funny heroine; a quirky hero; witty banter; and a dragon. Minus the dragons, these are still the books she likes to write. After penning those early works, she finished second grade and eventually earned a PhD in education, going on to work in higher education. After growing up a military brat around the world and across the country, Denise now lives in Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband, son, and two ornery shih-tzus who think they own the house.

If, like me, you love second chances, banter that snaps, and steam that fogs up your windows, do yourself a favor and putTechnically Yourson your TBR. Youll laugh, youll swoon, and youll root for Pearl and Cords happy ending.”New York Timesbestselling author Carley Fortune

“Williamsuploads her best yet contemporary romance, full of complex characters, the highs and lows of being a Black woman in STEM, and plenty of steam. Recommend to readers who enjoyed Jasmine Guillory and Chloe Liese.”Library Journal(starred review)