He's been living a lie, but she won't settle for anything less than the truth.If spending a quiet week off work with family isn’t possible, passing it with her longtime best friend and her family is the next-best option. But the bus trip home for physician assistant Evie Lawrence turns out to be anything but dull. Seated next to a world-class thug, Evie endures the ten-hour ride trying not to get too close, avoiding eye contact, and dodging his relentless attempts at small talk. But when daylight comes and she gets her first good look at the man, she’s in for the surprise of her life.A trip home to celebrate Thanksgiving lands drug enforcement agent Cole Fincher in hot water when he realizes his family fears the worst about him. Dealing with their suspicions and worrying how they’ll react if they discover he’s been lying to them for more than half a decade is stressful enough—but what is he to do about his sister’s enchanting friend who’s joined them for the holiday and is demanding a few answers of her own?Will this be the year he comes clean, and can his relationship with his family—and with the woman he’s falling for—withstand the truth?
