The Bookseller's Boyfriend — Heidi Cullinan

<p><b><i>A Copper Point: Main Street Novel</i></b></p><p>Bookshop owner Jacob Moore can't believe his longtime celebrity crush, author Rasul Youssef, is moving to Copper Point. For many, the chance to meet the playboy novelist would be a dream come true, but Jacob dreads it. You should never meet your heroes.</p>
<p>You <em>definitely</em> shouldn't pretend to be their boyfriend.</p>
<p>Rasul came to this backwater town for an academic residency -- a necessary evil, since he's burned through his advance without finishing the book that goes with it. But he's also getting distance from a toxic relationship. Quiet, reserved Jacob isn't his type, but their charade gives Rasul a respite from the social media circus surrounding his breakup, and Jacob's charming apartment proves the perfect setting to write.</p>
<p>Of course, prolonged exposure reveals that Jacob's reserved exterior hides a thoughtful, intelligent man who sets Rasul's imagination -- and heart -- alight.</p>
<p>Every day Rasul reveals himself to be more than Jacob ever dreamed he could. Jacob tries to be content with friendship and the professional overlap between author and bookseller, knowing a shooting star like Rasul could never make a home with Jacob in a small town like Copper Point.</p>
<p>Could he?</p>