Altitude Adjustment

by Michaela Cole

I’ve always been a bit socially awkward. What can I say? I’m a writer, not a talker. But nothing quite compares to drunkenly outing my feelings for my best friend’s older brother—and the subject of my lifelong infatuation—right to his face…and then ghosting him.

And my brilliant plan to avoid the whole situation until the end of time is going quite well. I’ve managed to evade Phoenix Kennedy and his stupidly perfect face for several months now.

That is, until he unexpectedly shows up to his family’s vacation home, where I’m staying to relax and write my hiking article.

And just because fate is a fickle beast, it seems he and I will be sharing a bed for the duration of our stay.

Is it possible to physically die of humiliation? I guess I’ll soon find out…

116 pages, Paperback

Published June 28, 2026

About the author

Michaela Cole hails from the midwest but transplanted to the south many moons ago to avoid that dreaded four-letter word (S-N-O-W).

She spends her days as a business analyst and her evenings and weekends with family, or writing, reading, and just generally not getting enough sleep.

Caffeine keeps her fueled after nights of binge-reading romance books or rewatching adaptations of Jane Austen movies for the millionth time.

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Reviews

[Lo · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75⭐️ (it was so short I would die for a longer version)
Ahhhh phoenix and jones were everything to me. The vibes, the writing style and the story were so good I’m in love.
I loved how the whole family helped those two idiots solve their problem and get back together. It was so funny and heartwarming at the same time.
I wish it was longer than this but it’s still so good.
Ugh I don’t know what to say more I’m just so happy and in love with them.