By Any Other Name
Lauren Kate
Lanie and Ross
Lanie is an editor at Peony Press and their bestselling author of romance noels, Noa Callaway turns out to be a man named Noah Ross. Lanie feels duped that she has been working with an author she assumed was a woman. Noa is behind on the delivery of his next book and Lanie’s position as editor is provisional on her getting his manuscripts to Peony within 3 months. She’ll have to work through her anger. But as she works to help him find a story that will inspire him to write, her anger starts to change to something that looks like love.
What a beautiful book! Lanie and Ross are so well drawn and real. The fact that Noa the writer is actually Noah Ross, a man, give this enemies to lovers trope a real twist. Their road from anger to love was endearing and absorbing.
I would recommend this book to my patrons.

When her boss decides not to come back after her maternity leave, Lanie finds herself in what was supposed to be her dream job -- editorial director and editor of the publisher's most successful author, Noa Calloway. Unfortunately, her promotion is contingent on getting Noa to complete her latest manuscript, which is already four months overdue. She's worked with Noa for years as a junior editor, so she feels she knows her pretty well. But she's never met her. No one has, because Noa Calloway is famously reclusive and refuses to tour, meet readers, or attend meetings. Lanie needs to assure Noa's success, and in doing so, her own. This is a truly fun romantic comedy with great characters and a well paced plot. I look forward to recommending it to readers.