by Mari Carr
First published 2025
Riley Collins works the Vegas beat where gold-digging strippers and Wayne Newton impersonators create chaos on any given Saturday night. Nurse Sunnie's viral kiss with cop Landon brings unwanted female attention his way until she agrees to play his fake girlfriend. In New Orleans, Chloe faces Blake, the bad boy who betrayed her family ten years ago before becoming a decorated NOPD officer. Bartender Stephanie hates cop Jarod at first sight after he tickets her, but their undercover encounter at her bar leads to an explosive one-night stand. Evan watches cracks form in his marriage to Annie and plans a Fourth of July weekend to reignite their passion. Five stories follow these officers as they discover that the heart creates its own jurisdiction, where desire and duty collide in unpredictable ways.
Genres: romance, crime, erotica, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating
Setting: Las Vegas, New Orleans
614 pages · Kindle Edition · Mari Carr Books LLC
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content