Brody Murray—physiotherapist, Ironman, and sworn enemy of messy feelings—is back home to open a pickleball hotspot with his best friend. His game plan is to work hard. Stay focused. Avoid complications.
Then his best friend’s sister walks in.
Jami Grant is starting over after losing everything—her studio, her designs, and her confidence—thanks to one spectacularly bad ex. What she doesn’t plan on, however, is running into Brody…
AKA the lumber-snack, the one-night stand she never forgot.
She had no idea the lumber-snack was her brother’s best friend, business and pickleball partner.
Yeah. It’s a problem.
When they’re thrown into close quarters, the tension ramps up fast—but Jami’s not staying, and Brody’s not getting left behind again. No matter how good they are together.
In a town where everyone’s in your business and there’s nowhere to hide, resisting each other might be the hardest game they’ve ever played.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathryn Fox is a wife, mom, sister, daughter, aunt and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything chocolate (she never says no to a brownie) pizza and red wine. Cathryn lives in beautiful Nova Scotia with her husband, who is convinced he can turn her into a mixed martial arts fan. When not writing, Cathryn can be found Skyping with her son living in Seattle (could he have moved any farther away?) shopping with her daughter in the city, watching a big action flick with her husband, or hanging out and laughing with friends.
When Jami’s personal and professional life is upended she goes to the one person who has always been there for her who is her brother Jaxson. What she didn’t know was that it wouldn’t be the uncomplicated reprieve she was looking for when she finds out that her brother’s best friend and business partner is also the man she previously spent one night with.
Brody and his best friend Jaxson are creating a pickleball business, and he needs to ensure its success. Finding out that the woman he spent one night with is his best friend’s sister isn’t going to make it any easier. He hasn’t forgotten her or the night they spent together and if the complication of her brother isn’t enough he knows that she isn’t going to stay and isn’t about to be hurt again by a woman who is destined to leave.
Both Jami and Brody are conflicted not only by her brother but by their need to protect their hearts by being cautious. Despite that there is no denying the physical and emotional connection between them as they take us on a journey that is both heartwarming and humorous.
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