**This is Book Two of a Duet. Do not read this novel without first reading The Skeptic’s Playbook: The Skeptic’s Duet Book One.**

Merit

He threw me out.

Of everything—his life, his house, his family.

He thought I wanted nothing more than his fame, wealth, and notoriety. Especially his wealth.

What more can I say…

I thought he knew me. The real me.

I was wrong.

I knew there was a reason I didn’t date. It’s time for me to protect my heart from the famous Holt Hill. He didn’t fight for me before. He gave up…pretty damn easy, in my opinion.

I can only hope for the same...

**This is Book Two of a Duet. Do not read this novel without first reading The Skeptic’s Playbook: The Skeptic’s Duet Book One.**

Merit

He threw me out.

Of everything—his life, his house, his family.

He thought I wanted nothing more than his fame, wealth, and notoriety. Especially his wealth.

What more can I say…

I thought he knew me. The real me.

I was wrong.

I knew there was a reason I didn’t date. It’s time for me to protect my heart from the famous Holt Hill. He didn’t fight for me before. He gave up…pretty damn easy, in my opinion.

I can only hope for the same treatment this time. Because, trust me, SO much more is at stake.

Holt

I threw her out.

Of everything—my life, my house, my family.

Blinded by despair, crippled by the idea of losing my future, I thought she was like every other woman from my past. Hurt and anger slithered their way into my heart, suffocating me with every beat.

What more can I say…

I knew better. I know better. I know the real her.

I was so freakin’ wrong.

Now, I just have to convince the love of my life to start dating me again.

I want her heart. I’m fighting for it and never giving up.

Because this time, trust me, SO much more is at stake.

“Fate wants us together. It needs us together. Because if we aren’t? The universe will cease to exist. Every single thing and every single person around us will implode. Our love? It’s the one thing keeping the earth in orbit.”

**The Skeptic’s Duet is a standalone duet in a larger, interconnected parent series of novel and duets--The Hill Family Universe. While The Skeptic’s Duet can be enjoyed by itself, the reader will experience a more immersive and pleasurable reading journey if The Reality Duet (Escaping Our Reality & Finding Our Reality) is read first. The Skeptic’s Duet will contain spoilers about your favorite Hill Family characters and events from The Reality Duet.**