Has her wish backfired? Is her focus being tested? Or is the universe just waiting for her to take a hint? The easy lay Dani dreamed of is now more complex than her thesis. But the former sports star has issues of his own, and the walls around his heart are as thick as his. Before long, he's tackling her fears into the dirt. The trouble is, grumpy Zaf is secretly a hopeless romantic-and he's determined to corrupt Dani's stone-cold realism. Lying to help children? Who on earth would refuse?ĭani's plan is simple: fake a relationship in public, seduce Zaf behind the scenes. Turns out his sports charity for kids could really use the publicity. Suddenly, half the internet is shipping #DrRugbae-and Zaf is begging Dani to play along. But before she can explain that fact to him, a video of the heroic rescue goes viral. When big, brooding security guard Zafir Ansari rescues Dani from a workplace fire drill gone wrong, it's an obvious sign: PhD student Dani and former rugby player Zaf are destined to sleep together.

So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefits-someone who knows the score and knows their way around the bedroom. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a drain at worst. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt.

USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert returns with another charming romantic comedy about a young woman who agrees to fake date her friend after a video of him 'rescuing' her from their office building goes viral.ĭanika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension.

Named one of the Best Romances of 2020 by Apple, Kirkus, PW, Washington Post, NPR, BookPage, OprahMag, EW, Insider, Buzzfeed, Bustle, and Amazon!

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