Carbon Dating - Smith Jen

''Carbon Dating nails it - humour, heart, and just enough dirt to keep things real. If Bridget Jones swapped her diary for a trowel and studied with Indiana Jones, this would be her story'' Natasha Billson, Award-winning Archaeologist, Filmmaker & Presenter''I came for the hot British archaeologist, but stayed for the strong female main character'' Leonie Mack, author of In Italy for Love''Nate and Laurel will dig their way into your heart and leave you breathless'' Ally Wiegand, author of First Base''Archaeology has never been sexier'' Helen Hawkins, author of A Concert for ChristmasThe archaeological discovery of a lifetime... but her sworn enemy is digging it.Laurel Fletcher didn’t expect her degree in Archaeology to end in the demolition of her confidence by postgrads Nate and Alex. With her family in danger of losing their farm, Laurel resigns herself to dragging Little Willow Farm back into the 21st century and leaves her ambitions of making it as an archaeologist behind. But when an Anglo-Saxon burial site is discovered ten years later in one of their fields, life is breathed back into Laurel’s archaeological dreams.Leading the dig is none other than Nate Daley, now a world-famous archaeologist, who arrives at Little Willow Farm moody and unimpressed with its cramped living quarters and unpredictability. He wasn’t expecting to be reunited with an academic rival. He wasn’t expecting to adore village life on this family-orientated farm. And he certainly wasn’t expecting to fall in love, especially with someone holding onto a ten year grudge.Living and working in such close confines, Laurel and Nate strike up an unlikely friendship that gradually blossoms into something deeper. But when Laurel discovers the shattering truth of what really happened ten years ago, Nate must prove his innocence or risk losing his career and Laurel forever.Featuring dual POV, an academic feud and ‘only one bed’, Carbon Dating is the perfect read for fans of Ali Hazelwood, Rachel Lynn Solomon and Elizabeth Davis.Perfect for fans of:Forced ProximityEnemies to LoversOnly one bed''A feisty romance, perfect for fans of enemies to lovers'' Jennifer Bibby, author of The Cornish Hideaway''A sharp-witted, enemies-to-lovers rural rumpus'' Samantha Pennington, author of Double Booked in Corfu''A laugh-out-loud, forced proximity romance that also delivers on the swoons and spice'' Georgia Moore, author of Four Night Stand