One tackle. Two very different emergencies. And a fake relationship that's about to become dangerously real… I'm Ivy Sullivan—professional bridesmaid and crisis manager who can keep any wedding disaster from becoming front-page news. What I wasn't prepared for? Tackling a groomsman into a marble cherub during the "speak now or forever hold your peace" moment. Brooks Taylor is an accountant with a concussion, a conspiracy theory, and evidence that the wedding I just saved was funded by embezzled money. Now the man I literally knocked out needs my help to expose a financial scandal that could destroy everything I've worked to protect. The solution? Fake being his girlfriend to get close enough to the real criminals. I'm professional chaos management. He's color-coded spreadsheets and social anxiety. But somewhere between charity galas and breaking into offices, our pretend relationship starts feeling dangerously real. The problem with fake dating an accountant? He's got receipts for everything—including all the reasons this could never work. In River Bend, where love stories write themselves and wedding bells never stop ringing, sometimes the most unexpected partnerships lead to the most beautiful disasters. Some relationships start with a meet-cute. Ours started with a tackle and a police report.