'[A] charming blend of sweetness and spice. The chemistry between Taylor and Ethan is palpable from page one!' Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author of the Hockey Guys series


'A delightful fairy tale romance with a delicious forbidden twist—funny, tender, and sexy.'Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care


'The most comforting happily-ever-after that I sorely needed at this moment.'Anita Kelly, author of Love & Other Disasters


'This book is for anyone who loves age-gap romance with a hint of forbidden allure and a dash of fairy-tale magic. It’s spicy, swoony, and utterly captivating.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review



What if your Prince Charming had dated your boss?


Perfect for fans of:



👔 Workplace romance


💘 Forbidden love


🌶️ Spicy


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If one fairytale ends badly…can a new one begin?




When Taylor Frost’s boss flies him across the country to prep for her daughter’s sweet sixteen at the Storybook Endings Resort, the solo mission is well within his wheelhouse. Taylor is excellent at his job – except, he’s probably not supposed to flirt with the resort’s mountain man of a manager, Ethan Golding. Because the rugged older man is also the birthday girl’s father, aka Amy’s ex-husband. Oops.


For Ethan, his divorce seemed like the bad ending to his romantic story. And now, making his daughter’s sweet sixteen dreams come true is the closest he’ll get to the kind of magic happiness in fairy tales. Until adorable Taylor has him wondering if maybe this is just the beginning of a more erotic kind of bedtime story…


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Thinking about what to read after Once Upon You and Me? Check out other forbidden love Afterglow titles!

Love and Sportsball by Meka James, a sapphic basketball rom com you don't want to miss


The Boyfriend Subscription by Steven Salvatore, a gay spicy fake dating romance set in New York


And don't miss Much Ado About Hating You by Sarah Echavarre Smith, a workplace enemies to lovers romance where spicy Shakespeare fanfic writer meets devoted reader…out in May 2025!