She’s a workaholic interior designer. He’s a jaded prodigal son, returning to his blue-collar roots. Neither expected the other.

Marin Parker has seen the Herculean God before. Who wouldn’t notice a new guy frequenting the local coffee shop? She soon learns he’s a jerk.

Decker Reynolds resents coming home—everything about it, especially his old man. But it’s temporary. With his mind preoccupied, he bumps into a woman at the coffee shop. Hot coffee soaks him. Her soggy bag breaks, sending what might be her lunch scattering across the floor…but a container of night crawlers? What the hell kind of woman carries around night crawlers? Only when they lock gazes does he want to find out.

It’s humiliating. Marin wants to forget about it. When she shows up for a new job as an interior designer a few months later, those same gorgeous whiskey-brown eyes reconnect with hers. Except Decker doesn’t recognize her.

It’s a temporary assignment. Marin can handle Mr. Rude Coffee Shop Guy for one job.  

Now, they’re working together. Marin is gorgeous and sharp as hell, and Decker falls first. Marin sees another side of Mr. Rude Coffee Shop Guy, and he’s everything she craves. Soon, they’re sharing wintry nights under hot, sweaty sheets. But it can’t last. He’ll be leaving Fort Grayson. He needs out from under his father’s thumb.

Marin has father problems of her own. And with bad blood between their two fathers, her dad warns her.

In a town the size of Fort Grayson, people choose sides.

Tangled in lies and betrayal, Decker is not the man he seems… Or is he?

Which side will Marin choose? Decker’s? Or her father’s? She loves Decker, but family ties are powerful.