She calls him hers to deflect a problem. He takes it as a promise. Trisha Hendrix has spent her life running: from memories, from expectations, from anywhere that felt too permanent. Fresh out of the military and exhausted down to her bones, she touches down in a tiny lakeside town with a single goal-rest, then move on. What she doesn't expect? The bartender whose smile could light a blackout. Lorenzo Ingram is warmth wrapped in flannel, the kind of man who remembers strangers' drink orders and gives second chances like it's a hobby. When Trisha impulsively calls him her "boyfriend" to shut down his overeager ex, Lorenzo is all too willing-and pleased-to play along. But what starts as a deflection becomes something else entirely. Because Lorenzo sees the woman beneath the armor-fierce, lonely, extraordinary. And he knows, instantly and absolutely, that she's his. Trisha tells herself it's just a stopover. Lorenzo is determined to prove it's the beginning of forever. This short read is MF with a guaranteed HEA. Aliyah Burke is a USA Today Bestselling Author who's an avid reader and never far from pen and paper (or the computer). She is happily married to a career military man. They are owned by three Borzoi. She spends her days at the day job, writing, and working with her dogs. She loves to hear from her readers and can be reached here.If you would like to be kept abreast of what's going on in the world of Aliyah, please join her newsletter: http://aliyah-burke.com/newsletter.htm and/or cozy newsletter: http://aliyah-burke.com/abnewsm.htmOther places to find her on social media are:Amazon Author Page - https://www.amazon.com/Aliyah-Burke/e/B007PQRFOQBook Bub - https://www.bookbub.com/authors/aliyah-burkeGoodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/263660.Aliyah_BurkeWebsite - http://www.aliyah-burke.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/aliyah.burke.5 Facebook Author Page - https://www.facebook.com/AliyahBurkeAuthor Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/aliyahburke5 Twitter - https://twitter.com/AliyahBurke96 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/burke.aliyah
