“They say nice guys always finish last. I say the only place that should apply is in the bedroom—it’s just good manners, after all.” – Brett MacKinnon, nice guy and frequent resident of the friend zone LIV: There are really only three things I need in life: sex, baseball, and winning. My hot boyfriend and season tickets take care of the first two, while I always do my best to cover the last. So developing an unexpected crush on a new friend is more than a little inconvenient. I don’t have anything but friendship to offer Brett, but with the way he looks at me, he has me wishing I did. BRETT: I’ve been put in the friend zone so often, they’ve got a sandwich named after me. You’d think I’d be used to it by now. But when it comes to the delectable Liv, I’m determined to ditch the friend zone and show her I’m boyfriend material. Too bad the position’s already been filled by a ball-playing caveman who could flatten me with his pinky.What will it take to show Liv that nice guys can be more than just friends, and that love is the one game truly worth winning? Fans of Lauren Blakely and Vi Keeland will love The Way You Are! Order now to read the much-anticipated fifth book in the addictive Carolina Connections series! *Contains sexual content, adult language, and snort-laugh inducing humor "The Way You Are is a delicious slow burn, there's tension that they are both circling and denying..." -- Rae's Reading Lounge "...their banter is so gritty and entertaining, the attraction is so palpable throughout the pages... so well done by the author and feels like you are there next to them and watching everything live." -- Liana Reads Blog "There's a lot of great things about this book, but the best by far is the hero, Brett. I would recommend this book to lovers of sweet, sexy rom com and contemporary romance solely because of him." -- Romance Rehab "This book had all the right pieces to make it a romcom that I could not put down!" -- Sunny Shelly Reads USA Today bestselling author Sylvie Stewart is addicted to Romantic Comedy and Contemporary Romance, and she's not looking for a cure. She hails from the great state of North Carolina, so it's no surprise that most of her books are set in the Tar Heel state. She's a wife to a hilarious dude and mommy to ten-year-old twin boys who tend to take after their father in every way. Sylvie often wonders if they're actually hers, but then she remembers being a human incubator for a gazillion months. Ah, good times. Sylvie began publishing when her kids started elementary school, and she loves sharing her stories with readers and hopefully making them laugh and swoon a bit along the way. If she's not in her comfy green writing chair, she's probably camping or kayaking with her family or having a glass of wine while binge-watching Hulu. Or she's been kidnapped-so what are you doing just sitting there?!!