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"For the last ten years, I've been living a lie in witness protection. But the drug cartel that put me there isn't a threat anymore, so I can have my life back. I should be thrilled, right? Wrong. The last thing I want to do is go back home and show everyone how far I've fallen. I'm not the high-powered lawyer they all expect me to be. I'm just a guy who slings drinks and scowls at the world. But then I hear about Max, my ex's ten-year-old son. My ten-year-old son. I have to go back now. Figure out how to be a dad. Face the love of my life. Make things right with Sadie and earn her trust. Will she have me--or is it too late to reinvent myself as the man she once loved?"--

From Kelly Siskind comes a slow-burn romantic comedy about one man’s creative attempt to win back his high school sweetheart after a change in fortune gives them a second chance at love.Growing up, I had it all—my art, close friends, a gorgeous girlfriend who owned my heart—but then my life exploded.Turns out my father was laundering money, and my whole family got shoved into witness protection. No notice. No chance to explain. I was ripped away from beautiful, blue-eyed Delilah Moon, shattering both our worlds.A decade later, fate has given us a second chance.The cartel my father worked for has been wiped out. I’ve returned to my hometown, determined to win back the love of my life. But Delilah is engaged.Or…is she?I’m almost positive she’s lying about her fiancé to protect her heart. Which means I need to up my game.I’ve made a list of fifty ways to prove we’re meant to be. Except Delilah’s barely looking at me, never mind swooning. I have a feeling my disappearance scarred her more than she’s admitting, and no one in town will tell me what happened…

What's worse than being fake engaged to a woman who despises you?Falling head over heels for her. Larkin Gray hates me with the fire of ten thousand suns. We haven't seen each other in twelve years, but she's still furious with me for breaking a promise to her...and she's even prettier than I remember. But there's no undoing the damage I caused. Since I can't make amends, I avoid her lethal glare at all costs. Until I stumble upon her lying about having a fiancé to her ex, and I lose my ever-loving mind. Suddenly, I'm introducing myself as her betrothed and getting us invited to his wedding. Predictably, Larkin is intent on making my life miserable, except this barbed banter is kind of fun. And the more time we spend together, the more we discover we have in common. Then she kisses me to prove our relationship status and I damn near lose my heart. I'm ready to go all in with Larkin, but she's not the only one I hurt twelve years ago. Her intimidating brother has every reason to hate me too and doesn't want me touching his sister. But my lips and tongue don't count as hands. Right? Trigger warning: Physical and emotional abuse. It's also recommended that you read book four in the Bower Boys series, 4 HINTS YOU LOVE YOUR BEST FRIEND, before reading this heart-gripping story.