TITLE: HART STREET LANE (RETURN TO DUBLIN STREET #3)
RELEASE DATE: JAN 15, 2026
UNIVERSAL LINK: https://geni.us/hartstreetlane
TROPES: sports romance, soccer romance, fake engagement, friends to lovers, forced
proximity, Scottish hero.
BLURB:
A steamy fake engagement from New York Times Bestselling Author Samantha Young.
Faking it has never been so hard…
Breaking up with my fiancé wasn’t on my agenda this summer, neither was hiding the truth
from everyone, including my colleagues at Pennington’s department store. But that tiny
evasion gets me into trouble when I’m forced to play bride-to-be for our new marketing
campaign. If my boss finds out I’ve lied to her, it won’t just be my reputation on the line; it’ll
be my job.
Enter my new bestie, Baird McMillan. Professional goalkeeper, professional heartbreaker,
and now my professional fake fiancé. Baird’s public escapades have gotten him on the
wrong side of his football club’s new owner, and he needs to prove he’s settling down. A
fake engagement is a win-win for us both.
There’s just one problem. It turns out there’s nothing fake about the explosive connection
Baird and I share.
I may not have been looking for love, but every moment with Baird tempts me to reach for it.
Yet just as I start to believe a future together could be a real possibility, our pasts come
surging back with a vengeance. And with it, those who will do anything to destroy our chance at forever…
Review:
Baird freaking McMillan. I knew from early on in On Loverose Lane (book 1 in this series), Baird NEEDED his own book and I (& so many others) were so right!! Gah! His story was everything I hoped for and more! His character had so much depth for the typical footballer and his feelings for My were like no other! I could feel his love and passion for her through the pages. I knew he would win her heart just through his strong will and perseverance alone. He was SO confident from day 1 of meeting her that she was THE one for him and knew he just needed to convince her. The confidence he exudes in that, in his job, in his overall persona is just so attractive but also knowing he has his vulnerabilities and needing the reassurance only My can give him… be still my beating heart!! Honestly, I thought I loved Callan and countless others of Samantha Young’s fictional male characters but Baird is seriously going to be hard to beat. He truly seems like he’d be the perfect (fictional) partner- someone you can chill with, have fun with, dance with, be silly with, have passion with, count on, etc. And Maia is no different! She has her own struggles from her past but she loves hard and fast and with a vengeance for the right person, just like Baird. When she allows herself to let go and see what she truly wants and deserves, she could pick no better option. She has spent her life being completely selfless but insecure and now has someone who is willing to sacrifice it all for her and will go to the ends of the earth to make her see she is worth everything and more! Omg! I just loved this story. There are SO many twists and turns and you don’t know how it’ll all play out in the end but you definitely know how you hope it does. Overall, this was another incredible installment in the Return to Dublin Street series and I cannot wait for more!! Hoping for John’s story next! 🤞🏻
