Once upon a time, I fell in love with Briggs Kerrigan.

I snuck out behind my Uncle Ben’s back, fake dated Briggs’s biggest rival just to watch him play baseball, and kept us hidden like something forbidden.

Because Briggs was the bad boy.

And I was the good girl, too afraid to choose him out loud.

He wanted forever.

I wanted peace.

And in the end, that meant Briggs leaving me behind in Magnolia Ridge.

The problem is, no matter how hard Briggs tried to let me go, I always found my way back to him.

Which is exactly how I ended up here again—heartbroken, back in Magnolia Ridge, and determined to start over without him.

But Briggs Kerrigan has always had plans of his own.

And every single one of them now includes me.

After getting suspended in the big leagues for breaking his rival’s arm—my ex fake-boyfriend’s—Briggs comes home for one reason only.

To fully and openly own me. 

My head tells me to move on.

My heart forgets how, whenever he looks at me like we were always inevitable.

I’m his.

He’s mine.

And sooner or later, my Uncle Ben is going to learn there’s no stopping us, no matter how hard I fight it, and no matter who gets hurt trying to keep us apart.

Briggs Kerrigan is back to settle the score. 

And this time he’s playing for keeps.