"No one's ever chosen me."Kick McKenna. The vivacious woman who gave my dead heart a new life. Who discovered my deepest secret and stayed. Who's forging a new beginning with me.Our love intensified in a short time, but we both know forever isn't guaranteed. After promising each other one day at a time, even this commitment is a gift I never would've asked for. And the nights? Kick is everything I crave. I'll move any obstacle in her way. Be her white knight. But decades ago, I pledged myself to the mysterious Felidae Society. It's a vow I still hold sacred, one I hope doesn't conflict with this promise to Kick. Fortunately, she turns out to be the lynchpin of my research that I desperately need. As Kick's empty nest days draw near, a vision of a future with her takes shape. I want more than a for-now commitment. I want it all. She's my home.Yet I'm not the only one to break their vows to my found family. This...

"The thing is... I'll be fine if friendship is what's best for us." "What if you could be better than fine, Kick?" After my world imploded eight years ago, I fought my way out of the darkness—opened a popular coffeehouse, raised three amazing kids, fixed my health. But, the pains of the past still haunt me. Then Professor Thomas Harrison walks into my café. He's six feet of hotness and chiseled grumpiness in a suit. When someone vandalizes my business, Thomas sticks around to give a statement and makes sure I'm safe. He floors me by giving a crap about my life and health. No one does this. Ever. Despite our scorching chemistry, I keep him at arm's length. Thomas makes it clear he's devoted to his work and something else. Something huge that he's hiding. Between his mysterious calls and running off at a moment's notice, it's clear he has zero time for "extracurricular activities" too. But also I have...

Life is heating up for Kick and Thomas. It's exhilarating... and terrifying. Kick McKenna is a new woman. She's put her past behind her, and her autoimmune flare is easing. She's determined to take things slow with her mysterious, younger professor, but like a rebellious teen, her heart refuses to listen. However, Thomas's refusal to open up challenges the limits of her swoony feelings. Thomas Harrison is falling for his feisty barista quicker than a failing student drops his biology class. While his career and love life evolve, his secrets test Thomas's loyalties and threaten to destroy everything, including Kick. Then there's the smear campaign and harassment. Someone is hell-bent on ruining Kick's reputation and shutting down her coffeehouse. When a festive night out nearly turns tragic, Thomas vows to protect her above all else. Neither dared to dream of a second chance at love, but it looks like they found it. That is if Thomas...