Love from Scratch

Packed with witty banter, sizzling chemistry, lovable pets, and laugh-out-loud moments, this heartwarming romantic comedy is perfect for readers who adore opposites-attract romance, chaotic animal companions, and heroes worth hissing at before falling in love with.

Ethan James is Hollywood’s favourite leading man — charming, handsome, and one disastrous career move away from becoming yesterday’s headline. With filming about to begin on the movie that could save his reputation, Ethan needs exactly one thing: someone reliable to care for his anxious rescue dog, Harry. What he doesn’t need is Hazel Conor.

Hazel is sarcastic, stubborn, freshly unemployed, and barely holding her life together. After losing her dream job as a sous chef, she’s desperate for cash to keep herself — and her foul-tempered cat, Kevin — fed and housed. Dog sitting for a spoiled celebrity sounds easy enough… until she meets Ethan James.

He’s too smooth, too confident, and far too attractive for his own good. Hazel is determined not to fall for the famous actor with the perfect smile — even if his sweet bond with Harry keeps melting her defenses.

But the real betrayal comes from Kevin.

Kevin hates everyone. Delivery drivers, neighbours, small children — all enemies. Yet the moment Ethan walks through the door, the traitorous cat is purring, cuddling, and acting like he’s found his soulmate. As Hazel watches her grumpy feline fall head over paws for Ethan, she begins to wonder if maybe there’s more to the movie star than charm and good looks.