Brooke Baxter is living it up in the city of Chicago, not looking for love, but definitely open to it. Meeting her best friend's nemesis throws her for a loop. She wants to stay loyal to the friendship, but she also wants to explore her attraction to the man she's banned from speaking to. Ridge Montgomery is done with women, at least for now. Meeting his employee's best friend changes his mind. The inexplicable connection he feels with Brooke doesn't make any sense. Relationship hopping is not his thing, yet here he is. Taking a risk has never felt this good. ***This story has heart, humor and lots of heat that's intended for readers who are 18 or older***