Some engagements start with a ring.
Theirs started with a secret.

When her manipulative ex threatens to take away her daughter, waitress and single mom Ivy Greene needs to prove she's stable and settled—fast. Enter Mason West: outdoor guide, decorated Marine veteran, and the man she's quietly loved since she was a teenager.

For Mason, it's a chance to repay a debt he can never truly settle. Thirteen years her senior and harboring the devastating truth about her brother's death in combat, Mason knows he should keep his distance. But as their pretend relationship awakens very real desires, the walls he's built begin to crumble.

When the custody battle intensifies and long-buried secrets threaten to surface, Ivy and Mason must decide what they're willing to risk—a child's future, a broken heart, or the chance that love might be worth the fall.

Tropes

Brother's Best Friend, Small Town, Single Mom, Wounded Hero, Age Gap, Fake Relationship