“A charming debut. Erlingsson hits the mark with this fun Hollywood-meets-the-South tale of love and healing and finding purpose.”
— Rachel Hauck, New York Times bestselling author on Her Part to Play
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Almost By Design
A hope-filled contemporary romance
A botched promotion, an awkward reunion, and a fake-dating scheme they never planned to fall for.
Kenya Stewart is so close to getting her dream position at an event agency. When a scheduling blunder risks her promotion, she hopes an upcoming pitch will allow her a second chance. Then an accident at her cousin’s wedding sends her to the emergency room in the care of another wedding guest, Solomon Anruchi, the handsome doctor who ghosted her after their first date.
Solomon’s parents are eager for him to find a business-savvy wife and make the move to New York to take over a recent acquisition by their family’s company. But he needs to buy more time to finish his residency and convince them that staying in Hope Springs is the best path for him. He realizes that Kenya is the perfect person to help, and she needs his connections to land a high-profile client and save her career. Their solution? A fake-dating relationship.
As attractions increase amid their ruse, secrets they’ve kept from each other and the weight of others’ expectations begin to unravel their scheme. Will their carefully constructed plans crumble when the truth comes out?
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Book Release Info
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June 2, 2026
Meet Jenny
Writing to encourage you in deeply rooted christ-centered identity, intimacy, & influence
Jenny Erlingsson is an author and speaker of Nigerian descent. After twelve years of working in junior high and women’s ministry, Jenny makes her home in both Alabama and Iceland and is passionate about writing, creating and encouraging others. When she’s not running after her kids or ministering alongside her husband, she can be found writing romantic fiction and creative non-fiction to inspire deep faith in diverse settings, and encouraging writers. Her writings have been featured on (in)courage, Live Original, Velvet Ashes and more. And in the margins of marriage, motherhood and ministry, you might find her reading five books at a time with a side of Icelandic chocolate. Learn more at jennyerlingsson.com.
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Media Contact: Karen Steele, Fiction Publicity Manager, Revell/Baker Publishing
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