The Fake Fiancé Next Door

Everyone in town thinks I’m engaged to my next-door neighbour.

The man I loved once.

The man who never followed me when I left.

Jack Morrison was supposed to be part of my past.

A widowed single dad. Grumpy. Closed off. Off-limits.

Now he’s standing beside me, playing fiancé while the whole town watches.

It’s only supposed to be fake.

A misunderstanding. A temporary fix.

No emotions. No revisiting the past. No falling for the man who broke my heart.

But forced proximity has a way of stripping away lies.

Our kids bond. The chemistry refuses to stay buried.

And cracks start to form in the story I’ve lived with for years.

Because if I was wrong about why he let me go…

Then this fake engagement might cost me more than my pride.

It might cost me my heart — again.