

HERLove? Nah. That8217s my sister8217s thing. She8217s got hearts in her eyes and a mission to make everyone around her fall just as hard. Me? I8217ve seen the game played too many times to believe in fairytales. Men only come in three flavors8212and neither are for me.So when my sister sets me up on a blind date, I already know it8217s a waste of my time. What I don8217t expect is him8212Decker Hayes. And just like me, he8217s only here to check a box and move on. No strings. No feelings. No future.But one night flips everything. Suddenly, I8217m caught up in something bigger than bad first dates and my sister8217s obsession with love. And the deeper I get, the more I wonder8212was this setup really about me? Or is there a whole other game being played?HIMI know better than to look for love. The last time I let a woman get too close, she turned my life inside out8212and not in a good way. Now, I8217m back in my city, back where I belong. No distractions, no drama. Just me, my people, and the business I8217m trying to rebuild.But trouble has a way of finding me. This time, it shows up in the form of a woman who8217s just as done with love as I am. Sharp mouth, sharp eyes8212she8217s got walls as high as mine. We shouldn8217t work, but somehow, we do.Until we don8217t because my past comes knocking, and suddenly, everything changes.Author Note:This was formally published in the XOXO Anthology, but if you've read it, you haven't8211Because this ain't that. This is not a meet-cute, so be ready to have your heart broken just a little. This is the first book in a TRILOGY. Ends on a CLIFFHANGER.