<p><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)"><em>A spicy brother's best friend, fake dating romance.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Rose</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I have always had a crush on my brother's best friend, Colton Black.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">He was my first kiss, the one who shattered my heart.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Since then, I promised myself no playboys.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">But I can't say no when Colton suggests a plan to help me win over my crush.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Now I'm stuck pretending to date him while in the Hamptons for four weeks, struggling against his charm and player ways.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">But when we're forced back to the office late one night, our façade crumbles and hidden desires ignite.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Colton</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Barrett Black, my insufferable father, has left me no choice. Work in the family business or face being cut off.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">That means enduring four long weeks with Rose Goldsmith by my side.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">She's as captivating as she was in our youth, but now she's focused on driving me crazy.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">If we don't end up tearing each other apart, it will be a miracle.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">So while I help her get the man of her dreams...</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Somewhere along the way, I realize I want that man to be&nbsp;</span><em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">me.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Read Seductive Hearts if you like Steamy Escapes with Happily Ever Afters. </em></p>