Dating for the Plot

Romance author Sophie Vale knows how love stories are supposed to work. Perfect chemistry. Escalating tension. A dark night of the soul. And somehow, against all odds, a happy ending.

The problem? She's never believed in the last part. Now when every flawed mane in her real life eventually walked away.

So when her publisher challenges her to write her hero with real depth, Sphoie decided it's time to find some inspiration. She just didn't expect to find it at her favorite restaurant.

Lucas Bennett is a brooding chef with a tragic past, a guarded heart, and enough walls to rival his restaurant's walk-in freezer. He's everything Sophie needs for her book. And everything her heart never saw coming.

But the deeper they fall, the more Lucas becomes convinced that loving someone is just another way to lose them. So before Sophie can break his heart, he does the only thing he thinks will keep them both safe - he walks away.

Heartbroken and running our of time, Sophie writes the ending she's always wanted to believe in. One where the flawed man doesn't run. One where love is stronger than fear.

But will Lucas read the story and realize...she was writing about them all along?