Stand-alone Steamy Weekends romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Cooper Briggs The minute I saw her in that heart-stopping red dress, I knew I'd do whatever it took to make her mine - even if it meant anonymously bidding on myself in the bachelor auction and then pulling strings to make sure that "she" won me. Unfortunately, she didn't seem to want anything to do with me after the auction, winning bid or not. Still, I'm looking at that as a minor setback. I didn't settle for defeat when I was in the NFL, and I don't plan on starting now. Not when the stakes are this high. Dr. Vanessa Cupid I've built a life and career by helping other people drop the walls they've built around their hearts and create true intimacy. The one thing I've never tried, though, is taking my own advice. I can't risk letting anyone get too close. That's never been a problem until now. But the minute Cooper Briggs kissed the back of my hand, I knew I was in trouble. He's the first person I've ever met that might be able to threaten my carefully-guarded heart. For Coop and Vanessa, will one Steamy Weekend be enough to change everything?