A steamy enemies-to-lovers romance with a twist you'll never see coming

When saving your family's business means trusting your biggest rival...

Food blogger Lily Santos thought she had it all figured out: return to sleepy Cedar Falls, modernize her family's struggling coffee shop, and get out of town as fast as possible. Simple, right? Wrong. Her perfectly laid plans go up in smoke the moment she meets Jake Morrison—the maddeningly attractive owner of the trendy coffee shop directly across the street who seems hell-bent on driving her family out of business.

But Jake Morrison isn't who he appears to be.

Behind his perfectly crafted flat whites and hipster aesthetic lies a secret that could change everything: he's not just a coffee shop owner, he's a tech millionaire in disguise. And he's not trying to destroy Lily's business—he's desperately trying to save it from a corporate conspiracy that threatens to demolish the entire block.

When Jake overhears executives planning to tear down both their shops for a luxury development, he realizes he needs the one person who hates him most: Lily. Forced into an unlikely alliance, they must stage the most elaborate fake rivalry Cedar Falls has ever seen, complete with sabotaged espresso machines, viral social media feuds, and coffee wars that have the whole town choosing sides.

But somewhere between the fake animosity and very real danger, the lines blur. Every heated argument crackles with undeniable chemistry. Every stolen glance behind enemy lines reveals the man Jake's been hiding. And every moment they spend together makes Lily question everything she thought she knew about trust, home, and love.

When the truth about Jake's identity finally explodes into the open, Lily must decide: Can she trust her heart to the man who's been lying to her from day one? Or will his deception cost her everything—including the family legacy she's fighting to save?