Mind the App: A British Boy Meets Small-Town Girl Romance

By Alia Smith

He's a Brit. She's not impressed. And this app's about to crash.

Riley Hayes has one rule-no tech bros. After walking away from her cushy developer job in Seattle, she's perfectly happy back in her hometown of Willow Cove, writing scathing editorials and avoiding men with VC-backed ambition. So when a charming British product manager arrives to "fix" the failing local artisan app, Riley does what she does best-publicly drags him in print.

Danny Winter wasn't prepared for pitchforks-or pie. Sent from London to figure out why his company's marketplace app is flopping in small-town America, he expected user feedback and data wrangling-not a one-woman PR nightmare who seems determined to hate him. Even worse? She's funny. And brilliant. And really hard to stop thinking about.

She's local. He's London. She's guarding her town's soul. He's just trying not to get fired. But somewhere between community potlucks, beta tests, and one unforgettable kiss, they both realize the bugs aren't just in the code.

A slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romcom full of heart, humor, and tech-fueled tension.

This is a closed door/no spice romantic comedy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1916970176
• ISBN13: 9781916970175
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Balkon Media
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"