⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A perfect contemporary romance for fans of Colleen Hoover and Samantha Young. When life takes an unexpected detour, and Emma's heart is laid bare, her best friend's brother steps in to prove all is not lost in this emotional New York romance from bestselling and award-winning author Lydia Michaels."

He was always off-limits. Until the night he wasn't.

I always imagined my wedding day wrapped in pearls and perfection. Instead, it got buried under secrets and lies.

Riley Hawthorne, my best friend's hot and off-limits brother, is infuriatingly gorgeous, emotionally unavailable, and exactly the kind of complication I don't need. He's never looked twice at me—until everything falls apart and he's the only one around to pick up the pieces of my broken heart.

One night. One reckless decision. And suddenly, we're lying to everyone we love. We agreed to keep it casual because I know Riley doesn't do serious, but when life takes an unpredictable turn, we stumble into something real and raw that neither of us saw coming.

Now, Riley's the one holding on harder than ever before—even if it costs him everything in the end.