by Staci Hart
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Love is somewhere near the bottom of Lily Thomas’ list of life goals,
right next to competitive eating and underwater cave diving.
She’s spent six years pirouetting and pliéing her way up the ranks of the New York Ballet with her eye on the prize and love in the back seat. But now that Blane Baker — Lily’s long time crush — is finally single, she’ll throw her rules out the window without thinking twice.
Reality with Blane isn’t as epic as the fantasy she imagined, and the truth sends her spinning straight into the arms of the man she never knew she’d always wanted.
West Williams has been friends with Lily since the day she moved into their building and he saved her armoire from a swift, sudden death by staircase. Their friendship has always been easy, the boundaries clearly defined. With neither of them willing to risk their relationship, they’ve drifted happily through the years as companions, never considering more.
That is, until they do. And that realization changes everything.
Acknowledgments
OBVIOUSLY, THE FIRST PERSON to thank is Jeff Brillhart (rhymes with Heff <—not an accident). Honey, I’m thankful every day that you haven’t run away, screaming. I have been more psycho and impossible through this book than I have ever been in our near thirteen years of marriage, so thanks a mil. Srsly.
Lori Riggs, goddamn it. My life twin, I love you. I couldn’t have written this book without your advice, even when I wanted to murder you for being an ass and never sugarcoating things. Thanks for holding my hair back while I wrote this novel. I owe you so many KPop gifs, it’s out of control.
Jenn Stevens, you sick, twisted woman. I don’t know how I would have ever produced the crime aspect of this story without you. I can’t even count on both hands and bare feet how many times The Wall saved me. I love you forever. Love, your neurotic bouncy ball.
Elyse Schramm, thank you ten million. Even though we basically never agree about anything, you’re oddly one of my favorite people ever in the whole world. Your love and support mean more to me than you’ll ever really know. Also, quit stalking my husband.
Orry Benavides, you were a huge part of the conception of this book, and I can’t tell you how much you helped me through the major hurdles I faced while dealing in the world of crime and serial killers. What the hell was I thinking? The world will never know. Thanks, bud.
Karla Sorensen, your support through rewriting and rereleasing this series has been as vital to me as air and coffee and chocolate. No amount of Julia Quinn paperbacks can ever repay you for that.
To my beautiful and lovely beta beauties—Thank you for taking time out of your lives to give me feedback on this story. I’m gonna name you all now, so you’re all officially in a book: Parrish Walsh (sisterfriend extraordinaire), Summer Hartshorn (easy lover), Tanya Cook (the admin to my ass org), Melissa Lynn (the darkness), Lisa Bryk (the Andi to my Janice), Zoe Streicker-Howard (Freya+Candice 4ev), and Nadine Colling (the original fangirl).
And to my readers—Thank you so much for your love and support. It means the whole world to know that I’ve touched even one of your lives. Words can’t express how appreciative I am for each one of you.
Also by Staci Hart
CONTEMPORARY STANDALONES
With a Twist (Bad Habits)
Chaser (Bad Habits)
Last Call (Bad Habits)
Wasted Words
Tonic
A Thousand Letters
Bad Penny
A Little Too Late
Hardcore
HEARTS AND ARROWS
Paper Fools (Book 1)
Shift (Book 2)
What the Heart Wants (Novella 2.5)
From Darkness (Book 3)
Fool’s Gold (Novella 3.5)
SHORT STORIES
Once
Desperate Measures
Nailed
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About the Author
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life: a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can’t forget that. She’s also been a mom to three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She’s been a wife, even though she’s certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She’s also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she’s been drinking whiskey, and her favorite word starts with f, ends with k.
From roots in Houston, to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north, in Denver. They are new enough that snow is still magical. When she’s not writing, she’s gaming, cleaning, or designing graphics.
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