He wrote a fake love letter, but her feelings were real. Jesse Thorne likes to push buttons, then put on a charming smile hoping to avoid the consequence. There is nothing more satisfying to him than getting a rise from his co-worker, Collette Walters. Sometimes it means rearranging her pens while on other occasions it may involve sneaking off with her delicious homemade treats. But when his co-worker’s long-term relationship ends shy of Christmas, his latest office prank has the opposite result than he expected. His phony love letter was supposed to put her on edge, only she is on the edge of her seat waiting for the next romantic surprise. He longs for her flustered reaction, but empathetic to her heartache, he delays, playing along until he is left with no other option. Jesse must take the rebound, setting her up... in person... on a date... with the make-believe Mr. Wright.

He swore off love, but she placed a warrant on his heart. Jaxson Thorne has made every mistake in the book and he has paid dearly for it. After getting bailed out of jail, his career options are limited, forcing him to landscape for an extremely wealthy family. Though he has cleaned up his criminal lifestyle and has no intention of stealing ever again, old habits resurface as the perfect woman falls directly into his arms at his brother’s engagement party. He promised himself one evening of fun and romance, but she wants more. Countless times he warns her of his past, but she looks beyond it, offering him hope of a second chance. Ashamed of his past, he pulls a charade. This gardener thinks he can fool her with a rented tuxedo and a fake name, except she isn’t attracted to big money. She wants a happily ever after, but what if he can’t guarantee either?