Afterglow | JA Forde | Pre Order | Releases 9/25/26
Leanne Kole is the brazen and focused eldest daughter, always handling obstacles with ease. When her life is turned upside down the same day her sister gets engaged, she sets her own feelings aside to help plan the wedding. Now the big day is here, and all she wants to do is get through the weekend unscathed. Unfortunately, standing in her way is Bryce Butler, the bull-headed event coordinator who turns out to be more than she expected.
Bryce Butler loves his job at Monarch Ranch, but occasionally a client makes him want to tear his hair out. This time that client is Leanne Kole—sister of the bride and pain in the ass extraordinaire. He expects the weekend to be difficult, but what he doesn’t see coming is a blonde bombshell who finds her way under his skin in more ways than one.
When Bryce and Leanne give into their explosive chemistry, they assume they’ll never see each other again after the wedding is over. But best-laid plans are made to be thwarted, and a positive pregnancy test now ties them together.
Can Bryce and Leanne overcome the antagonistic way their relationship started in order to embrace a future they both desperately want? Or will they allow their insecurities and anxieties, brought on by their own pasts, to stand in the way?
TROPES
Accidental Pregnancy
One night stand (only one tent)
Later in life (MCs in late 30’s)
Opposites Attract
Antagonists to Lovers
Grief/Healing journey
Small-ish Town Montana
Country boy/City Girl
MICROTROPES
Open Door Spice
Eldest Daughter
35+ MCs (he’s 39, she’s 37)
He falls first and hard
Protective MMC
He takes care of her
Unexpected Cinnamon Roll MMC
Top tier Banter
Cowboy Adjacent
TRIGGERS
Pregnancy
Suspected Infertility (not discussed in depth)
Pregnancy Loss and Death of a Spouse (in MMCs past)
Mentions of Childhood Cancer (leukemia in a side character, not the MCs and not described in depth)
Parental abandonment and foster care (in MMCs past)
Leanne Kole is the brazen and focused eldest daughter, always handling obstacles with ease. When her life is turned upside down the same day her sister gets engaged, she sets her own feelings aside to help plan the wedding. Now the big day is here, and all she wants to do is get through the weekend unscathed. Unfortunately, standing in her way is Bryce Butler, the bull-headed event coordinator who turns out to be more than she expected.
Bryce Butler loves his job at Monarch Ranch, but occasionally a client makes him want to tear his hair out. This time that client is Leanne Kole—sister of the bride and pain in the ass extraordinaire. He expects the weekend to be difficult, but what he doesn’t see coming is a blonde bombshell who finds her way under his skin in more ways than one.
When Bryce and Leanne give into their explosive chemistry, they assume they’ll never see each other again after the wedding is over. But best-laid plans are made to be thwarted, and a positive pregnancy test now ties them together.
Can Bryce and Leanne overcome the antagonistic way their relationship started in order to embrace a future they both desperately want? Or will they allow their insecurities and anxieties, brought on by their own pasts, to stand in the way?
TROPES
Accidental Pregnancy
One night stand (only one tent)
Later in life (MCs in late 30’s)
Opposites Attract
Antagonists to Lovers
Grief/Healing journey
Small-ish Town Montana
Country boy/City Girl
MICROTROPES
Open Door Spice
Eldest Daughter
35+ MCs (he’s 39, she’s 37)
He falls first and hard
Protective MMC
He takes care of her
Unexpected Cinnamon Roll MMC
Top tier Banter
Cowboy Adjacent
TRIGGERS
Pregnancy
Suspected Infertility (not discussed in depth)
Pregnancy Loss and Death of a Spouse (in MMCs past)
Mentions of Childhood Cancer (leukemia in a side character, not the MCs and not described in depth)
Parental abandonment and foster care (in MMCs past)