When We Pretend We're Over: A Second-Chance, Forced Proximity Clean Small-Town Romance

Ten years ago, Millie Eldon left town with a plan—and without the boy she loved.

Now she's back for work. Temporarily. That's the rule she holds on to. This stay has an end date, and she intends to keep it that way.

Harry Harper never left. He stayed, built a life, and became the man everyone relies on. Including Millie—who, thanks to inconvenient timing and limited options, ends up sharing a house with him for the length of her assignment.

They set boundaries and keep things civil, leaving th...