Judd Sylver, CFO of Sylver Seed and Soil, and Genie Webster, owner of Quirky Girl Calendars, were always meant to be together except it was a right person, wrong time situation back when they were teens. They were supposed to go to prom together, but Judd never showed. They went their separate ways. When Genie shows up in Sterling Falls for a long awaited visit with her mother, the last person she wanted to see was Judd. She made an off-hand comment to him and was surprised when he showed up at her mother's house. The situation they were in was misconstrued and they end up fake fiance-ing it. 

Cringe? Absolutely not at all. But, engaging in  this fake fiance thing enables Judd and Genie to reconnect and finally spill all the hard truths... what life was really like in the respective families, why Judd never showed for prom, why Genie stayed away, why Judd hid his boxing. It explained why communication was difficult for them back then, having not had the experience or example of good relationships. This story was about finding love after all this time, but it was also about healing from childhood trauma and letting go of the anger and grief that took over. 

This story was all the more enjoyable to read because Erin Mallon and Ryan West brought their "A" games to the narration. They did a fantastic job of bringing the characters and their love story to life.

I received an advance copy of this book at my request and voluntarily left this review.