Tropes:

Best friend's brother

Workplace romance

Forced proximity

Fake dating

Grumpy ex-military man

Single mom

Mutual pining

Small town vibes

Blurb:

Fake-dating my best friend’s brother will be easy. He’s grumpy. He’s guarded. He’s older. And he’d never fall for a complicated single mother like me. Or that’s what I have to tell myself…so I don’t fall for him.

Archer Brighton needs a girlfriend. If the broody mountain man shows up at his younger brother’s wedding without a date, his meddling family will drive him insane.

With his dark eyes, his towering body and his glorious beard, there’s a line-up of women eager for the spot on his arm. And I can’t blame them. The man is a work of art.

But Archer isn’t looking for love. He just wants to be left alone.
I shouldn’t have gone and stuck my nose in his business. I shouldn’t have blurted out—right in the middle of family dinner—that Archer asked me to be his wedding date.

Yikes! What is wrong with me?!

The man is my boss and my neighbor and my best friend’s brother, after all!

I offer to apologize to his family and clean up this mess I’ve made. But Archer won’t let me backtrack.

He insists that a fake relationship is exactly what we both need.
So here’s our deal. Three months of pretend-dating while my toddler and I get to stay at his house, rent-free.

Archer will protect me from my troublesome ex.

And I’ll save him from the prying townsfolk who keep trying to set him up on dates.

It’s a win-win solution.

Except, I’m not so sure Archer’s pretending. Not when he’s reading bedtime stories to my toddler. Not when he’s cooking us breakfast, lunch and dinner. And he’s definitely not pretending when he’s kissing me. 

All. Night. Long.
He makes me feel beautiful. In a way I never have before.

Soon, I don’t want to sleep in that cold guestroom. Not when I could be sleeping in his bed.

With every forbidden kiss, we dig our hole deeper. Are we creating a monster? Or are we building a beautiful thing together?