Title: Smash
Authors: Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Forbidden Romance
Release Date: October 25, 2026
BLURB
A new, shockingly forbidden standalone from New York Times bestselling authors Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland…
Sometimes one floor is all that separates the life you planned from the life you never saw coming…
Moving to New York with my boyfriend, Calder, was supposed to be a fresh start.
A new city. A new job. A beautiful brownstone in Brooklyn we'd call home. The beginning of our forever.
There was just one catch: Calder’s best friend lived in the apartment downstairs.
Rafe—a gifted artist who smashed glass into masterpieces. With his unruly blond hair and piercing eyes that seemed to see right through me, he was impossible to ignore.
He was also completely off-limits.
Yet somehow, every walk past his apartment or trip to the basement laundry room turned into another deep conversation neither of us ever wanted to end.
At first, it was innocent.
Then I found myself looking forward to running into him again.
Before long, I was creating opportunities to be around him.
Somehow, Rafe and I made each other feel seen in ways neither of us expected.
I tried to ignore our connection, reminding myself that Calder’s best friend was the last man on Earth I could ever fall for.
But with every stolen moment, that lie became harder to believe.
Maybe some love stories aren't about finding the right person—but what happens when you find them too late.
REVIEW
How do you walk away from what you thought was just a crush when it turns into something much deeper than you ever imagined?
Talia and Caulder have been together for a while when they move in with Caulder's best friend, Rafe. Rafe is an incredibly talented artist who works with glass, and there's something about his art that sparks an unexpected connection with Talia.
Rafe may come across as a ladies' man, but underneath that exterior is a man with a genuinely gentle heart. He lives with his aunt to help care for her after an injury, showing a softer side that makes him even more appealing. As Rafe and Talia spend more time together, their connection grows, and the attraction becomes harder and harder to ignore.
Rafe knows he needs to stay away, but sometimes the heart wants what it wants. Can he resist the temptation, or will crossing that line cost him one of the most important friendships in his life?
Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland deliver another captivating story filled with emotion, chemistry, and complicated relationships. I was hooked and loved watching everything unfold. Definitely a five-star listen!
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PENELOPE WARD
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.
She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.
With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.
VI KEELAND
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