A romantic story of friendship through a fake romance by the bestselling author of Flawless and Wild Love. Stefan Dalca is annoyingly charming and irritatingly persistent. We are supposed to hate each other, but apparently, he didn't take it seriously, because he has been begging me to go out with him for years. And I always say no. Until today.

Today he has something I desperately need – today he is my savior. Our beginning is a simple agreement: three dates, no touching, no one finding out – and definitely no falling in love.

However, with every intimate conversation and every stolen glance, the tension between us builds. The way he looks at me gives me butterflies in my stomach. And when he finally touches me? I burn slowly. Stefan makes me feel important in a way no one else ever has before. He values my words with the same passion he values my body. He makes me laugh, he makes me blush. He is not the bad guy he was made out to be.

Suddenly, I find myself wanting him in a way those closest to me wouldn't approve of or understand. Succumbing to Stefan Dalca is playing with fire. But with him, I don't mind the heat at all.