The Lease Agreement Mix-Up. Love by the Rules

Nora Hastings has finally found the perfect apartment: a quiet Chicago loft where she can escape the chaos of her old life, write her secret historical romance novel, and enjoy some much-needed peace. Then Jax Vance walks through the door. He has the same address. The same lease. And absolutely no intention of leaving. Jax is a charismatic bassist and late-night podcaster with an enormous rescue dog, a noisy lifestyle, and a talent for turning Nora's carefully organized world upside down.
Nora is an organized archivist who values silence, structure, and rules. Jax values... considerably less of all three. Unfortunately, neither of them can afford to move. They've both been scammed out of their savings by the same phantom landlord, leaving them with nowhere to go. Their solution? Become roommates. Nora draws a bright blue line straight through the middle of the loft. North Territory is hers.
South Territory is his. No crossing the line. No stealing food. No breaking the rules. Jax responds with a treaty, a penalty jar, and an endless supply of sarcastic sticky notes. What follows is an all-out roommate war filled with petty rules, ridiculous penalties, late-night arguments, and two pets who seem determined to make their owners fall for each other. But when Nora and Jax join forces to track down the person who stole their money, their carefully maintained boundaries begin to crumble.
A fake engagement brings them closer. Stolen glances turn into lingering touches. And the man Nora was determined to keep on the other side of the room starts looking dangerously like the man she wants beside her. Then everything they thought they knew about their future changes. Jax gets a career-changing opportunity. Nora finally gets a chance to pursue her dream as a writer. And a painful misunderstanding convinces them that loving each other means letting each other go.
Sometimes the wrong lease leads you to the right person. The Lease Agreement Mix-Up is a hilarious, heartwarming contemporary romantic comedy featuring forced proximity, roommates-to-lovers chemistry, enemies-to-lovers banter, fake-fiancé antics, slow-burn attraction, adorable pets, and a happily-ever-after worth crossing every line for.