Honor Holland has just been unceremoniously rejected by her lifelong crushwho is now engaged to her best friend. But Honor is determined to get back out there, which is easier said than done in Manningsport, New York, population 715. Charming British professor Tom Barlow just wants to do right by his unofficial stepson, Charlie, but his visa is about to expire. Now Tom must either get a green card or leave the States. In a moment of impulsiveness, Honor agrees to help Tom with a marriage of convenienceand make her ex jealous in the process. But when sparks start to fly, Honor and Tom must decide if what they've found is the real deal.

Kristan Higgins is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award. Her books have been praised for their genius level EQ; whippet-fast, funny dialogue; and sweet plots with a deliciously tart edge (USA Today). She lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter husband and two extremely advanced children, one shy little mutt, and an occasionally affectionate cat.