How to Slay a Lion: A Sweet Small-Town Rom-Com - Paperback

by Jen Carpenter (Author)

Amelia Anderson has always been queen of Lionstone Library. So when the town's most historic building is threatened by a shiny new apartment project, she does what any perfectly reasonable librarian would do: plans a heist.

The target? A manila envelope she believes could save the library.

The obstacle? Lucas Chernov, her first crush, current enemy, and the infuriatingly handsome contractor who wants to push it over.

She wants her library. He wants to push it over. This. Is. War.

Lucas trusts facts, plans, and data. Amelia trusts books, community, and, apparently, breaking and entering. But when they are forced to work together, Lucas discovers that the fiercely determined librarian and her enormous Newfoundland are much harder to resist than expected.

As if Amelia isn't complication enough, Lucas's late father has left behind an inheritance hunt involving a damaged passcode, nine unpredictable brothers, and rumors of a family curse.

The more Amelia and Lucas fight, the more their arguments sound suspiciously like flirting. With the whole town watching and the library's future at stake, they must decide whether they are enemies, allies, or something far more dangerous.

How to Slay a Lion is a clean, laugh-out-loud small-town romantic comedy filled with slow-burn kisses, one enormous dog, a wonderfully chaotic family, and a playful nod to Hercules's first labor.