The Trouble with Exes

By: Addison Moore

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!"

My name is Lexy Maxfield (reluctant food critic, accidental jobless wonder, and occasional Range Rover enthusiast).

Falling in love with your ex is like trying to unburn toast—it’s messy, pointless, and leaves you wondering why you ever bothered with bread in the first place. Yet here I am, back in Hollow Brook, jobless, broke, and staring down Axel Collins, the human equivalent of a perfectly toasted bagel. Too bad he also happens to be the guy who torched my heart years ago.

Now, thanks to a cosmic joke involving my runaway mouth, an elderly woman’s dog, and a viral video (don’t ask), I’ve become the Internet’s newest villain and lost the one thing I had going for me: my career. Axel, of all people, swoops in with a job offer that involves me slinging drinks at his bar—because clearly, working for my ex is the best way to rebuild my shattered dignity.

But Axel isn’t playing fair. Between his infuriating smirk, that annoyingly perfect gray suit, and a sudden tendency to show up everywhere, I can’t seem to shake him—or the sparks that reignite every time we’re within three feet of each other.

I don’t want to fall for Axel again. Really, I don’t. But with meddling friends, nosy neighbors, and one very judgmental French bulldog in the mix, it’s starting to feel like fate is less about destiny and more about sheer stubbornness.

Love might not be on my to-do list, but surviving Axel Collins? That’s a challenge I can’t resist.

From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Addison Moore comes a SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE.
Fair warning: Hilarity up ahead!
Romantic Comedy *STANDALONE*

Meet Axel Collins… I’ve had my fair share of women. But I don’t do relationships—not since Lex, not after Lex. Lex comes barreling into my world like a hurricane, destroying everything in her path as she makes her way back into my life—she never did leave my heart. No, now that Lex is back I’m not letting her go. She’s back and this time I’m determined to keep it that way.

Tropes:

1. Second chance romance
2. Forced proximity
3. Enemies to lovers
4. Workplace romance
5. Small-town charm
6. Viral humiliation
7. Grumpy sunshine (Lexy as the grumpy)
8. Meddling friends and family
9. Misunderstandings and miscommunication
10. Adorable pet sidekick (Strudel the French bulldog)
11. Redemption arc (for both Lexy and Axel)
12. Sassy, strong-willed heroine
13. Reluctant friendship
14. "I hate everyone but you" vibes
15. Banter-filled romance
16. Opposites attract
17. Slow burn
18. Overprotective ex with lingering feelings
19. Small-town scandal
20. The meddling ex-best-friend’s brother dynamic

***A 3:AM KISSES Series spinoff! Welcome to Hollow Brook!***

*3:AM KISSES is a USA TODAY bestseller!* *Formerly Dirty Disaster