After years of disappointing her parents, Emberleigh Hayes has finally worked up the courage to run from the man and the life they chose for her (well, not actually run-southern ladies do not sweat). Together with her best friend Ivy, she's armed with a foolproof plan:
Step 1: Rein in the awkward.
Step 2: Find a job.
Step 3: (The most important of all) Under no circumstances let her hopeless romantic heart catch feelings . . . again.
Things are going swimmingly-except for one tiny hitch from her past-but then there's Colton King. Ember knows that her new chisel-jawed employer is potentially leaving town and definitely off-limits, so it doesn't matter that her insides flutter when he's around. The man is basically a relationship tsunami warning.
But it turns out there's more to Colton than his sexy surface, and he's determined to get Ember to see it . . . even if it means teaching her that it's okay to change her plans.
