They had a sizzling sexual tension from the start and it translated vividly on page *fans self*. Why? Mainly because they both overcame their initial impressions of each other to actually understand the other person, and when they did, it was evident that they deeply cared for each other. I'm usually sceptical about the chance of a real HEA if its founded on lust (no matter how hot) but I was mostly sold on Luke's and Shay's HEA. I was a little surprised at the end when I realized that everything in StDoF had only occurred in four days the mystery is solved, the bad guys captured, and of course, the h/h fall in love. But when suspicion falls on her own brother, and her attraction to Luke rages into a full-on erotic affair, can Shay quell the fires inside her long enough to uncover the truth? Now, together with the town’s newly arrived sheriff, Luke Meza-a Las Vegas city boy with his own dark secrets-Shay must navigate a dangerous valley filled with angry ex-lovers, unfaithful spouses, and poisonous snakes in a desperate search for the killer. As an expert on mountain lions, Shay is skeptical when a local prostitute turns up mauled without a drop of blood near the body. And with a hormonally charged teenage brother to raise-and an admitted weakness for the wrong kind of man-they’re giving her plenty of trouble these days. It’s humans who usually give her the most trouble. She’s handy with a gun and can track a wild animal with the best of them.  Shay Phillips knows her way around Dark Canyon. In a southern California town ablaze with sordid secrets, a free-spirited biologist and a straitlaced sheriff join forces to investigate a suspicious killing-and find themselves getting a little too close to the flames…

Set the dark on fire

Except for the part where lines start blurring and staged kisses start to feel a little too real.  Why not keep the fake engagement going? It will aggravate his mother, ward off his ex and restore Audrey’s reputation after vicious attacks from an internet troll. But when he pretends (yet again) that they’re engaged to dissuade a persistent ex, right when Audrey’s love life takes another embarrassing turn, a plan is formed. But she can’t have the perfect man, unless she’s willing to play along with the perfect lie.Ĭlarke West, her best friend since childhood, has always been there to love her, tease her, support her, aggravate her and occasionally use her as a shield when his flings get too clingy, or his controlling mother gets too difficult.  She can have the perfect townhouse, the perfect dress, the perfect smile or quip or hashtag for any situation. And it taught her a lesson: Prince Charmings are for other women. While she and the other women scorned have become devoted friends, she still carries wounds from the ordeal. Her heart was broken a year and a half ago with the reveal that she was one of three women involved with her boyfriend-including his wife. A professional influencer with a glamorous, successful lifestyle in the most posh parts of Manhattan, Audrey always knows how to look, sound and be just right for any situation. Just ask any of the subscribers to her wildly popular online platform. Clarke is the charming playboy Audrey can always count on, and he knows that the ever-loyal Audrey will never not play along with his strategy for dodging his matchmaking mother-announcing he’s already engaged…to Audrey.But what starts out as a playful game between two best friends turns into something infinitely more complicated, as just-for-show kisses begin to stir up forbidden feelings.Audrey Tate has the perfect life. After all, they’ve been best friends since childhood without a single romantic entanglement. “From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne, the “queen of witty dialogue” (Rachel Van Dyken, New York Times bestselling author), comes the final installment of the Central Park Pact series, a heartfelt and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that’s perfect for fans of Sally Thorne and Christina Lauren.Can guys and girls ever be just friends? According to Audrey Tate and Clarke West, absolutely.

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