The Lease Agreement Mix-Up: A Forced-Proximity, Fake-Fiancé Romantic Comedy

Nora Hastings has one simple rule for her new life: peace, quiet, and absolutely no men.

After escaping a chaotic living situation, the fiercely organized archivist finally gets the quiet Chicago loft she has always wanted—the perfect place to write her secret historical romance novel and enjoy some much-needed solitude.

Then Jax Vance walks through the door.

He has the same address. The same lease. And absolutely no intention of leaving.

A charming, tattooed bassist with a noisy podcast, an enormous rescue dog, and a talent for turning every peaceful moment into complete chaos, Jax is everything Nora does not want in a roommate.

Unfortunately, they've both been scammed out of their savings by the same phantom landlord. With neither of them able to afford another apartment, they're stuck sharing Loft 4B.

So Nora draws a bright blue line straight through the middle of the loft.

North Territory is hers. South Territory is his. No crossing the line. No stealing food. No late-night noise. No interfering with each other's lives.

And absolutely no falling in love.

Jax responds with his own set of rules, a penalty jar, and an endless supply of sarcastic yellow sticky notes. Soon, their roommate war turns into an uneasy truce as they join forces to track down the man who stole their money.

Then comes the fake engagement.

One innocent lie becomes lingering touches. Lingering touches become stolen glances. And somewhere between late-night conversations, ridiculous penalties, emergency pet rescues, and one dangerously tempting blue line, Nora starts wondering if the man she's been trying to keep on the other side of the room is exactly where he belongs.

But just when their carefully constructed boundaries begin to disappear, misunderstandings threaten to tear them apart.

Jax has a life-changing opportunity on the horizon. Nora has a future she's worked hard to build. And neither is willing to admit just how much the other has become a part of it.

Because sometimes the biggest mistake isn't signing the wrong lease.

It's walking away from the person who finally feels like home.

The Lease Agreement Mix-Up is a laugh-out-loud forced-proximity romantic comedy filled with roommate chaos, enemies-to-lovers tension, fake-fiancé antics, slow-burn chemistry, adorable pets, and a happily-ever-after worth crossing every line for.