Ryan Kay has two rules: keep it light, keep it moving. Flash a
devastating smile, charm his way through life, and never, ever get
attached. It’s a system that keeps his dark past buried — and his
heart intact.

Until Jo Welch crashes into his world.

On the outside, she’s temptation wrapped in silk — confident,
gorgeous, and dangerously alluring. But Jo isn’t the bold seductress
she pretends to be. She’s innocent. Untouched. The kind of woman a man
like Ryan should steer clear of.

Too bad one reckless, white-hot night shatters all his good intentions.

Jo has a secret she’s desperate to leave behind, and Ryan was supposed
to be her way out — quick, easy, forgotten. Instead, one impulsive
decision leads to consequences neither of them can ignore.

Bound by circumstance, Ryan and Jo strike a bargain: a marriage of
convenience to fix the mess they’ve made. It should be simple —
business, not pleasure.

But resisting each other proves to be the hardest part.

With old wounds and buried secrets threatening to tear them apart,
Ryan and Jo must decide if what sparked between them was a mistake…
or the start of something real.

A broken cowboy. An innocent temptation. A marriage that’s too hot to
fake for long.

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