New York Times bestselling author Chantal Fernando āturns up the heatā (RT Book Reviews) in this steamy standalone novel when a divorce lawyer finds himself stuck between his client and the woman he desiresāand soon heāll be forced to choose sides.
Hunter Brayze doesnāt always like his clients but as the divorce attorney for Bentley & Channing Law, he doesnāt have to. So when he meets his latest client, even though he canāt stand the guy, let alone understand how any woman would ever marry him, he is still determined to win his case. But he never expects taking this client would turn his entire world upside down.
When he comes face to face with his clientās soon-to-be ex, heās shocked to see Riley McMahon, owner of his local pub and the woman heās wanted ever since he first laid eyes on her. He didnāt even know she was getting a divorce, and now heās stuck defending the man who wants to screw Riley out of everything. Feeling like heās betraying her, Hunter vows to settle this case as quickly as he can by any means possible. Because after months of flirting with Riley at the pub, and now knowing that sheāll soon be free, Hunter is determined to make her his.
But as the proceedings get messier and secrets are revealed, Hunterās running out of tricks to keep both parties happy. And when someone sets Rileyās pub on fire, he canāt help but suspect his own client. Torn between his professional code of ethics and his intense connection with Riley, Hunter finds himself at a crossroads wondering whose interests heāll ultimately protect.