When I ran from the church on my wedding day, I had one destination in mind…

Marcellus Falls—the same small town I swore I’d never return to.

As luck would have it, my big escape didn’t turn out as planned. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, I found myself without a job and a place to live.

Until the man I walked away from years ago offered a solution.

He was smug and bitter about the way we left things.

But he needed something from me, too.

Pretending to be in love shouldn’t have been hard, considering our history.

Except he knew how to...

When I ran from the church on my wedding day, I had one destination in mind…

Marcellus Falls—the same small town I swore I’d never return to.

As luck would have it, my big escape didn’t turn out as planned. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, I found myself without a job and a place to live.

Until the man I walked away from years ago offered a solution.

He was smug and bitter about the way we left things.

But he needed something from me, too.

Pretending to be in love shouldn’t have been hard, considering our history.

Except he knew how to push my buttons, and we both had a hard time keeping our hands to ourselves.

Every touch started to feel real.

Each kiss had me falling for him all over again.

It suddenly felt less fake.

At least…for me.

So, how was I supposed to convince him to give me a second chance when he kept reminding me at every turn that this was all just an act?