Mead Cute

Readers love the Roll for Romance series!

The summer encounter that's a critical hit… / Level up in life and in love…/Levelling up in life means falling in love…

Each book in the Roll for Romance series can be read as a standalone.

Chloe wishes real life was as exciting as her weekly roleplaying games. While all of her friends are levelling up, she’s stuck in a dead-end job and binge-watching playthroughs at the weekend.

So when a mead making workshop leads to a new opportunity on a beautiful rural honey farm, she can’t believe her luck. That is, until the owner’s niece shows up for the summer…

Teddy spends her life on the road, so when she finally gets back to her home away from home, she’s less than pleased to find a new hire poised to take her place. Especially one with such a familiar – and memorable – face…

What to expect:
CosplayAwkward meet cuteRivals to loversEmotional depthSpicyFound family
Praise for Sam Parks:

'This laugh-out-loud, heart-squeezing romcom hits every note perfectly—equal parts nerdy delight, spicy tension, and emotional depth’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Your next hyperfixation’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I started it for the fake dating + D&D drama and stayed because Phil Owen is the soft, competent, emotionally-repressed tailor of my dreams. Like sir you SEWED HER A BALLGOWN? Amy is chaotic, sharp, and heartbreakingly human.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Such a cute nerdy little romance’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I had fun, I had smiles, I had belly flutter feels and adored the plot and the characters within it. There was heart, there was emotional moments and there was romance in all its loveliness’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The banter! The yearning! This wasn't just friends to lovers, this was friends to almost lovers to slight enemies to fake dating to lovers. The chemistry Amy and Phil had was obvious from the jump and I was all in’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

About the author

Samantha Parks is the pen name of Sam Gale. Her pen name comes from her late grandmother Velma Hobbs nee Parks, who was one of Sam's greatest role models. Sam was born in North Carolina but now resides in Bournemouth, UK, with her husband Alex. She owns a successful marketing company and is enjoying her slow descent into "crazy plant lady" status.

The Summer House in Santorini is her first novel.