She came to New York for a fresh start. She didn't plan on him.
Phoenix Jefferies just moved to New York to rebuild her life after a divorce, staying with her cousin while she figures out what comes next. She already knows her cousin is the girl Rook has had a crush on since they were kids — which is exactly why she is not looking to get caught up in his world. Rook doesn't make the connection right away. He and Phoenix crossed paths briefly in Cancun the year before, a chance encounter neither of them forgot. Then she walks into his club one night with her cousin on her arm, and the collision of past and present hits him like something he is not prepared for.
Their arrangement is supposed to be simple. Keep up the charade long enough for him to secure the VP position at his father's company. But Phoenix's ex-husband is not as far gone as she hoped, and the danger he poses is very real. And the longer Rook spends putting himself between her and the rest of the world, the less any of it feels like pretending.
Tropes: Fake dating Billionaire romance Accidental reunion He falls first She needs protecting Lines that blur
