Available Oct. 27th, 2026
How Not To Lose Your Heart
Series: How Not To Lose Your Virginity
Book Order: Book 2
Category: Adult, Romance
Tropes: Brother’s Best-Friend, Forced Proximity, Slow Burn
Themes: Love After Divorce, Friendship, Christianity, Trauma, Healing, He Falls First
Amanda Cooper has perfected the art of being okay. She smiles when she wants to scream. She laughs when she wants to disappear. After everything she has survived, being bubbly is easier than letting anyone see what’s underneath.
Then there’s Seth Callas.
Her brother’s best friend. The man who has always been off limits. The one person who has never believed her act.
Seth knows when Amanda is pretending. He sees the cracks behind her perfect smile, the hurt she refuses to name, and the woman she’s terrified to become if she finally lets herself feel everything. When circumstances force them closer than either of them expected, Amanda can no longer hide behind her forced smile.
Seth isn’t asking Amanda to pretend she’s okay. He’s asking her to be herself. And for a woman who has spent years afraid of what might happen if someone saw the real her, that may be the most terrifying invitation of all.
Because falling apart is one thing. Falling in love while you’re putting yourself back together is something else entirely.
How Not to Lose Your Heart is a raw, emotional, contemporary romance that contains sexual content, addiction, and topics that may be sensitive to some readers.
Meet Main Character:
Amanda Cooper
Age: 27
Where she is in life: Recently divorced and starting over
Personality: Funny, bubbly, life of the party – until the bubble bursts.
Her world right now: She’s perfected the art of being bubbly, funny, flirty, and always ready with a smile. But, underneath the performance is a woman carrying pain she refuses to confront. When Seth Callas, the one person who sees through her gets closer than she ever intended, Amanda is forced to face the parts of herself she has spent years trying to hide.
Why you’ll love her:
– She’s bubbly on the outside and breaking on the inside.
– She’s learning that being strong doesn’t mean pretending you’re okay.
– Her vulnerability will make you want to hug her.
– Her chemistry with Seth will make your heart race.
– Her journey toward healing will make you root for her.
– Her chemistry with Seth will make your heart race.
– Her love story will remind you that being truly seen can be terrifying and beautiful.
– Her faith journey will encourage you to decide if you want to go on your own.
“What happens when the girl everyone thinks is okay finally stops pretending?”
Additional Characters
Seth
30
Amanda’s love interest
Her brother’s best-friend
Military
Jordan
30
Amanda’s older brother
Attorney
Annabelle
27
Amanda’s childhood best-friend
Book 1’s Protagonist
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