An emotional and banter-filled workplace romance for fans of Ellie Palmer and Sarah Adams.

Haley Nichols is happy. Really, she is.

Happy with her longtime friends, her supportive family, and her job teaching French. Even last year’s depression and crushing breakup couldn’t keep her down. Life is good.

But friends and family want more for Haley, pressuring her to move on by inviting someone to her brother’s upcoming wedding. Drew Fischer, the charming new math teacher at school, agrees to a fake date—though he makes the charade feel surprisingly real.

Haley insists on keeping things platonic, but as she and Drew grow closer over lesson plans and lattes, their connection becomes impossible to deny.

Just as Haley begins to believe in her own happily ever after, old wounds resurface, and she’s left questioning Drew’s commitment to her.

Will she walk away to protect her heart, or learn to trust that love is worth the risk?