Cover of Must Have Been Love (The Fitzgeralds Book 1)

Must Have Been Love (The Fitzgeralds Book 1)

by Carrie Elks

4.4
Published April 25 2025
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Inheriting a rundown bar in a sleepy small town is supposed to be a fresh start—a chance to prove she’s more than the "hot mess" everyone expects. Instead, it places her directly in the crosshairs of Hudson Fitzgerald. As the town’s resident billionaire, single dad, and local royalty, Hudson is broody, insufferable, and determined to see her fail. He views her as pure chaos, while she sees him as a rigid, uptight control freak. The stage is set for a sizzling enemies-to-lovers showdown. They clash at every turn, trading sharp-tongued banter and insults as they battle for dominance over the property. However, beneath the surface-level animosity, a powerful, electric attraction begins to simmer. What starts as a professional war quickly descends into a minefield of forbidden kisses and smoldering tension that neither can ignore. As the lines between love and hate blur, she finds herself falling for the very man who wants her gone. In a town where secrets are hard to keep and reputations are everything, she must decide if the risk of a messy, complicated romance with the town’s most eligible bachelor is worth the cost of her heart.