Itâs Naomi Clemonsâs big day. Her dream wedding. And sheâs outta here. A chance meeting of gazes through the church window paneâa single moment shared with someone familiar who radiates intrigueâis the final push Naomi needs to realize⊠sheâs boring. A blonde, cookie cutter, well-mannered trophy wife-to-be. How can she expect to lead a fulfilling married life when sheâs never lived?Â
Special Forces diver Jason Bristow needs a beauty pageant coach. Not for himselfâalthough the tattooed bruiser could definitely use some charmâbut for his little sister who he has returned to St. Augustine, Florida to raise. When a beautiful southern debutante lands on his doorstep, she awakens a hunger that wonât be ignored. If only she wasnât planning on winning back the ex-fiancĂ© she left at the altarâŠ
Despite the potential for ruin, heat continues to build between Naomi and Jason beneath the sultry Florida sunshine, consuming them both. But theyâre on borrowed time⊠and itâs about to run out.Â
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn, fictional blue-collar men and loyal, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Dubbed the âMichelangelo of dirty talk,â by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa writes with spice, spirit, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after.