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 sisterโs best friend is coaxed into stepping up, Nick isnโt prepared for the effect Cassidy has on him. She sends his mind to all kinds of dirty placesโฆplaces his battered heart canโt afford.
Freelance photographer Cassidy Ware is in waaay over her head. Sheโs always been Nickโs other little sister, but sheโs 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 sheโs got an agenda, too. Sheโll help the too-handsome Nick with his charitable deed, and, in return, heโll help her keep an unwelcome suitor at bay.
A dealโs a deal, but when their โbusiness transactionโ turns into more pleasure than duty, can they walk away from each other without losing what matters most?
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