Lexi Danby is looking for some no-strings fun. When her comically bad waitressing lands her directly in the path of a handsome stranger named Will, Lexi may have found the distraction she’s been looking for.

Will Grand is heir to a major Seattle company that values family above all else.

Now he’s been placed in charge of an important merger, and he needs to show that he’s settled down. When Will and Lexi are thrust into a fake engagement, catching feelings comes as a surprise.

Will doesn’t want to let down the woman he’s falling for, while Lexi has trouble trusting fully due to issues from her past. But as they spend time apple picking in comfy plaid shirts and sipping beer at outdoor breweries in the crisp air, Lexi starts to realize the scariest part of the season might just be taking a chance on love.

“Sophie Sullivan consistently crafts romances to root for.”—Courtney Kae, author of In the Event of Love and In the Case of Heartbreak