by Jill Shalvis
First published 2015
Darcy Stone will take on any challenge except working with AJ Colten. The Navy veteran turned physical therapist broke her heart when she needed him most. Now AJ needs Darcy's help securing grants for his patients. She can't say no because she desperately needs the income for her own project: training rescue dogs to support emotionally wounded veterans. AJ knows Darcy is impossible to resist, but he learned his lesson about adventurous, strong women the hard way. He won't repeat that mistake. Their professional arrangement turns complicated when they must pretend to be a couple. As their fake relationship deepens into something neither expected, Darcy and AJ face an impossible question. They can no longer tell what parts of their connection are real and what they've been performing for others.
Genres: romance, contemporary, contemporary-romance, military-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, second-chance
311 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley