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The Relationship Mechanic

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What to expect

'This was such a cute book' Reader review

'This was a sweet and very spicy read' Reader review

'Couldn't recommend more' Reader review

Big city meets small town…and sparks fly!

Perfect for fans of:

🏛️ Small-town romance

🌶️ Spicy romance

💓 Forced proximity

They can't put the brakes on their desires!

Jessica Jae-un Miller arrives in Peach Blossom for a getaway, but when her hire car breaks down, local mechanic Lavenia 'Vini' Williams provides a tow – and a very welcome jump start to Jessica’s heart.

Vini knows herself and what she wants. She loves her job, her family, her hometown – she’d love to fall in love. Jessica stirs up all the right feelings, but the city girl has no intention of staying in Peach Blossom. Why sign up for a broken heart?

But the temptation is real as Vini goes out of her way to drive a carless Jessica around town. The pair can’t seem to keep their distance – or their hands to themselves.

There’s more than one way to love and more than one place to call home in this rousing small-town romantic comedy that’s sure to charm fans of Hannah Bonam-Young’s Next to You and Ashley Herring Blake’s Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date.

Wondering what to read after The Relationship Mechanic? Pick up another sapphic Afterglow title!

The first book in the Peach Blossom series: The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee will fill your enemies to lovers sports romance dreams!

Love and Sportsball by Meka James is a workplace basketball romance to make your heart bounce…

And look forward to The Secret Crush Book Club, aka Book 3 of the Peach Blossom series by Karmen Lee, out in August 2025!

Critics Review

nREADERS LOVE KARMEN LEE:n

'The perfect cozy romance to get you out of a reading rut!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'You won't regret picking this book, I sure as hell didn't.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I really loved this story. Even though it was only 150 pages, it gave me everything.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This was such a sweet love story!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

nPRAISE FOR KARMEN LEE:n

'Loaded with wit, unrealized feelings, and unresolved history, Lee’s 7-10 Split delights and elevates a bowling rivalry between the cutest pairing with a striking side of steam.' Kelly Cain author of An Acquired Taste, on The 7-10 Split

'Brimming with heart and humor, this second chance romance has it all -rivalry, tension, chemistry, longing, and of course, more than a few tricky 7-10 splits. A breathtaking, heartwarming romance.' Ashley Herring Blake, award-winning author of Delilah Green Doesn’t, on The 7-10 Split

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