Battered and bruised, Greg Rodwell struggles without his bride.

I married her as a favor. She dumped me out of spite.

All her life, Simone's control-freak father fed her money as long as she played by his rules, even forcing her to sign a contract and punishing her if she took her beloved stepfather's last name. I devised a plan and offered her my own contract, marrying Simone so she could keep the money and dump her dad's name. Although our relationship had been as frenemies, our marriage transformed into the real deal. I fell in love with being Simone's devoted husband. And with her. I thought. Until that night, a colossal argument shattered us. Like a tacky country song, she bailed on me and our marriage in my pickup truck and skipped town. It hurt like hell, but I had to honor our vows and try to win her back.

Returning to Richmond, I watch Simone parading her loser dates as if it's a sport. I start dating to help myself let go. But things hit a snag when Simone's father shows up to stay with her for a week. She pleads with me to help her tell her father about our breakup instead of him discovering it and revoking her funds. At first, watching her squirm amuses me, but I'm not a total jackass. I'll save her once more, but this time, I'm calling the shots, refusing to suffer through another painful breakup. Unfortunately, this infuriates Simone, but now she's stuck with a husband for a week. Since I'm homeless, crashing with her works out. However, playing out our marriage in front of her father, stuff between Simone and me soon gets real. Way too real.

Dating to avoid Simone only worsens things because of my intense attraction to her. She's an addiction no rehab can fix. Yet, when she reciprocates the obsession, I freak out and push her too far all over again. But this time, the massive fallout changes us forever.

WARNING: This book contains profuse graphic language, explicit sexual content, violence, and dark content not suitable for sensitive audiences. Reader discretion is highly advised.