As an Ivy League ER doctor who eats double shifts for breakfast (and lunchโฆand dinner), Blake Fisher has little appetite for anything other than work. Being on the staff at Brenstville Hospital means taking care of people, a need Blake understands all too well from losing his brother to cystic fibrosis eight years ago. When heโs asked to coordinate a carnival fundraiser for the cause, he jumps at the chance to help others with the diseaseโฆuntil it lands him side by side with the one woman he never thought heโd see again: his ex-fiancรฉe.
Streetwise and rough around the edges, Jules Shaw is no stranger to earning a living through hard work. But when her job as the restaurant manager of Macโs Diner puts her shoulder to really broad shoulder with Blake Fisher, she nearly balks. Sheโd rather dodge and deflect than admit the real reason she broke things off, but the catering contract for the carnival means big business for Macโs, and feeding people is Julesโs lifeblood.
As Blake and Jules join reluctant forces, they quickly rediscover the spark between them. But the possibility of a future together hinges on coming clean about the past, with potentially devastating consequences. Can Blake and Jules overcome their drastically different backgrounds and learn to love again, or will they always be outside the lines?
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