Kittyplexy (Not Your Mom's Romcom #1)

**Previously published as Malo by Amelia Elliot.

She’s a walking disaster. He’s a safe space for hire. Together, they’re fast friends—and that’s the problem.

Kitty Quivers writes scorching memoirs. Too bad she’s not real. James Ellison, the woman behind the pen, has a dating history that reads more like horror than romance. There was the Uno Champion, the Manosphere Manifesto, the Felon … Add a neurological condition that makes surprises a fall risk, and it’s no wonder James keeps her swooning safely on page.

Malo Kane is a former navy man, a classic boat builder, and temporarily—do NOT tell his family—an escort. He has professional rules. He’s good at following them. Then he meets James, who sees the man behind the fantasy.

When fan pressure forces James to prove that Kitty’s love life is real, she hires Malo to fake a few photos—strictly anonymous, of course. But an ER visit, a muddy lakeside catastrophe, and one hot-air balloon crash later, #KittyClues goes viral and they draw more attention than they bargained for.

Through it all, something unexpected happens: they become each other’s person. Which would be great if either of them could figure out what to do about it.