What Forced Proximity Really Means to Me (and Why It Wrecks Me Every Time)

From The Desk Of Author Hope Stone

Hey love,

You know what gets me every time?

It’s not the spice. Not the bikers. Not even the tattoos or the growly possessiveness (though… let’s be honest, those help).

It’s the quiet moments.
The ones that only happen when two people are stuck.

Not stuck like “hostage,”
but stuck like:

I shouldn’t want this.
I didn’t plan for this.
But now it’s just us… and the tension is breathing louder than we are.

Maybe it’s a safehouse.
Maybe it’s a storm.
Maybe it’s a locked door and a man who just said “you’re not going anywhere.”
And deep down, you don’t want to.

That’s what I love writing.

The slow burns in tight spaces.
The kind of intimacy that happens when there’s no escape.
The kind that builds until it snaps.

You’ll find all of that (and more) in this MC romance bundle.

Because for me?
Forced proximity isn’t just a trope.

It’s emotional foreplay.
It’s the part where two people finally drop the act.
It’s tension that feels like truth.

If that’s your kind of love story,
you’re going to fall hard for these books.

Hope 

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