Just a Friend for the Lion

Sometimes a guy just wants a friend. But what if she turns into his forever?

Carter Leone is finally ready to take his roaring dreams to the next level—by opening his own luxury limousine service in Newark, New Jersey. With his sleek cars polished and his ambition revving, there’s only one stop left before launch: a business consultation with none other than Uzzi Stregovich—matchmaker extraordinaire, meddling Witch, and Carter’s former boss’s most eccentric client.

Carter knows all about Uncle Uzzi’s love traps and mate-matching spells, and he has zero intention of falling into any magical romances. Which is why he insists they meet on neutral ground—someplace mundane, like Pizza Girls.

Only, the second he bites into the best meat lover’s slice of his life and locks eyes with the curvy, captivating server behind the counter? Carter’s whole no-strings plan starts to crumble like parmesan.

He says he’s not looking for love. She says she’s not looking for trouble. But with a little nudge from a magical app and a not-so-subtle Witch, friendship might just be the beginning of forever.

One Lion. One normal. One impossible-to-ignore connection.
Sometimes, fate starts with just a friend.