Home Again in Blue Cedar Falls

He's her brother's best friend. The one man she's not allowed to want. And her new fake boyfriend. Mia Thorne has spent ten years hiding a hopeless crush on Dylan Wright. To everyone else, he's the charming, adventurous wilderness guide of Blue Cedar Falls. To Mia, he's the man who looks at her and only sees his best friend's little sister. She's resigned to a life of secret pining and the sweet torture of their easy friendship. Dylan has one rule: don't touch Mia. She's the heart of their friend group, the sweet, quirky baker who feels more like family than anyone else. She is completely, irrevocably off-limits. It's a line he has never, ever considered crossing. But when Dylan's toxic ex-girlfriend threatens to ruin a family wedding, he's desperate. He needs a fake girlfriend for the week-a buffer to prove he's moved on. And the only person he trusts enough to ask is the one person he shouldn't: Mia. Their plan is simple: pretend to be a loving couple for a few days, then go back to being just friends. But as they play the part, the lines begin to blur. The fake hand-holding feels surprisingly real, and the staged glances are filled with an unspoken heat. One "practice" kiss-a kiss that is supposed to be for show-ignites a passion that has been simmering under the surface for years. Suddenly, the biggest danger isn't fending off an ex-girlfriend, but protecting their own hearts. Can they risk their friendship and their place in their tight-knit family for a chance at a love that was never supposed to happen? Home Again in Blue Cedar Falls is a steamy, standalone romance packed with sizzling chemistry, hilarious fake-dating antics, and a guaranteed happily ever after. The perfect read for fans of the best friend's brother and fake dating tropes!