She kissed a girl—and liked it. A lot more than she should have.
It was just a bet. A stupid, juvenile dare with her sister, and Ellis never loses. Proving she could kiss a woman was supposed to be easy—forgettable, even. But one unexpectedly heated kiss with a fiery redhead with freckles and cherry lip balm is all it takes to throw her perfectly planned life into chaos.
Ellis has a system for a checklist, a rating scale, and a firm belief that Mr. One Hundred Percent will fit seamlessly into her life. Women aren’t on the list. But this redhead? She breaks every rule Ellis has ever made—and somehow, that only makes her impossible to resist. Worse, she makes Ellis question everything she thought she wanted.
Kerry isn’t looking for love. Widowed, newly diagnosed with MS, and determined never to ask someone she loves to become her caretaker, she knows better than to hope for more. One drink at a bar was meant to be closure—not the spark of something she can’t afford to feel, ignited by a single kiss from a beautiful stranger.
At least it was only a stranger.
Until that same stranger walks into Kerry’s office for therapy.
Instead of storming out in panic or anger, Ellis starts to talk. And talk. And stay.
As boundaries blur, and attraction becomes impossible to deny, Kerry finds herself in uncharted territory. Can she risk wanting something more when her life is already so complicated—or will she push away the one person who makes her feel alive again?
Because some connections don’t fade.
Ellis and Kerry, brought together by fate but divided by limits, must decide if love is worth breaking the rules, rewriting the list, and risking everything.
Because Ellis never loses bets… but she might be losing her heart.