Just a little lie... a fake fiance fib.
Peaceable needs a man to get her parents off her tail and stop their matchmaking. Desperate, she blurts out a made-up, surprise engagement to the worst, most aggravating man in the galaxy: Joseph Moonquest.
Instant. Regret.
The problem is that Joseph is the most insufferable, arrogant and wildly attractive human male she's ever met. Worse still, he takes news of their surprise engagement in stride.
He'll play her games.
Joseph and the stunning alien woman have been circling each other for months. Peaceable is the least fun, most goody-two shoes person he knows. She's so prim and proper, colder than the stars in deep space.
He might ask why she's so desperate for a fake fiance but he'll enjoy tempting and teasing the uptight alien. She's the one woman he's never been able to charm. He wants to melt that icy exterior and make her come undone.
Her little lie? He'll play along until she's at his mercy and...