Anvi has never been in a relationship. At twenty-three years old, she has built a solitary life for herself in the suburbs of Baltimore. It is not her ideal choice to move back to her hometown after college, especially with her overbearing parents breathing down her neck, but she's made the most of it by keeping her head down at work and punching out her frustrations at the local boxing club. Then, one day, a chivalrous and handsome stranger comes to her rescue; immune to her defenses, he slowly infiltrates every one of her walls. Wes knows what the rest of his life will look like at twenty-nine. He has a good job and is surrounded by loving friends and family in the only home he's ever known. There's nothing left to do but not take anything too seriously and enjoy every day to the fullest, because some people never get that choice. That all changes after one unexpected and hilarious encounter with a woman at the grocery store. Despite her wary and closed-off demeanor, something keeps drawing him back to learn more about the mysterious stranger. He had written off finding true love years ago, but maybe it is worth trying again.

"Tell me you want this," he murmured, brushing his thumb over the swell of my right breast. "Yes." Sparks were radiating from where he was touching me. "Just fucking touch me already." His face, which had been furrowed in concentration broke into a smirk. A breathy laugh escaped his lips. ******************** Mira moves through life with unwavering determination and unrelenting order, always in control and always moving forward, whether she's creating another renowned animated film or keeping her chaotic roommate out of trouble. On paper, she has achieved her dream of becoming the creative director of an animation studio. But underneath it all, unfulfillment and exhaustion are starting to catch up. Ellis merely tolerates his job as a financial director of a tech company, and his personal life is equally miserable. After his two-year relationship with the woman he thought was "the one" abruptly ends, he is left drowning in a storm of grief and regret. Even after moving out, the promise of a fresh start quickly dissipates, and it becomes clear that it won't be easy to move on from the past. When the chaos in both of their lives becomes too much is when they stumble upon one another. But the problems from their lives don't automatically disappear. And they can't seem to stay away from each other.