Intentional Risk

Sometimes, the best things in life are unplanned.

Kate McCullough has always been the good girl, but one impulsive mistake turns her post-grad plans upside down. The only person keeping her sane? Her bravest friend and biggest supporter, Anthony Marcelli.

Anthony knows loving a McCullough woman comes with challenges, but he’s all in. The problem? He has no idea Kate’s pregnant! Winning her heart is only half the battle—he also has to convince her overprotective father he’s not the enemy.

“Bestselling author, Lydia Michaels, blends a friends-to-lovers romance with an accidental pregnancy and one very protective hero in this swoony love story full of small-town drama!”



Small-Town Romance

 
Lydia Michaels is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than forty novels. She writes heart-clenching, unpredictable romance with dark elements and high heat. Her work is character-driven and bursting with broken heroes and badass females. With a sweet spot for overbearing, territorial types, her deeply emotional books are spicy, emotionally satisfying, and guaranteed to leave readers with many book hangovers.
 
Lydia is the consecutive winner of the 2018 & 2019 Author of the Year Award from Happenings Media and the recipient of the 2014 Best Author Award from the Courier Times. She has been featured by USA Today, Romantic Times Magazine, the Women in Publishing Summit, and more. 
 
Michaels has been a recognized presence in the author community since starting her career in 2007. She is the CEO of LMC Consulting and a certified author coach specializing in characterization and plot development. She takes great joy in hosting author events celebrating diversity within the book industry. She has bridged connections among many authors since founding renowned events such as the East Coast Author Convention and the Annual Behind the Keys Author Retreat. However, the gem of her work is, by far, her extensive backlist.
 
She is happily married to her childhood sweetheart. Her favorite things include cooking Italian cuisine, hosting extravagant dinner parties, sipping martinis, listening to her husband play piano, and escaping to her coastal home on the Jersey Shore. She's an LGBTQ ally, a BLM supporter, and a firm believer that the patriarchy must burn (women's rights are human rights).
 
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