When Navy firefighter Nick Palotay returns to Marietta to go on the bachelor auction block for a good cause, he expects it to be risk free. But when he needs someone safe to bid on him and his sisterβs best friend is coaxed into stepping up, Nick isnβt prepared for the effect Cassidy has on him. She sends his mind to all kinds of dirty placesβ¦places his battered heart canβt afford.
Freelance photographer Cassidy Ware is in waaay over her head. Sheβs always been Nickβs other little sister, but sheβs all grown up now and just a glance from him leaves her hot and bothered. Still, she can stay immune to his charms and keep him at an emotional distance because sheβs got an agenda, too. Sheβll help the too-handsome Nick with his charitable deed, and, in return, heβll help her keep an unwelcome suitor at bay.
A dealβs a deal, but when their βbusiness transactionβ turns into more pleasure than duty, can they walk away from each other without losing what matters most?
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