Katherine Sterling wasn't looking for anything to change. She had a life she understood, a routine she liked, and enough reasons to keep her heart out of trouble. Then there was Roman Hale. He wasn't supposed to matter. He was simply someone she met at the wrong time, in the wrong circumstances, with a way of getting under her skin that she couldn't quite explain. At first, it was just small things. A look that lasted too long. A conversation that neither of them wanted to end. A smile they tried not to notice. Then, somewhere along the way, being around each other started feeling a little too easy. Neither of them planned for it. Neither of them knew what to do with it. But some connections don't ask for permission. They just happen. And sometimes, the person you never expected to meet becomes the one you can't imagine your life without.