We're friends with benefits because I've sworn off relationships-but he's determined to not be just another fling... Grady Landry and I agreed on two rules: one night, and no strings attached. That was before we started working together. Now, he's determined to win me over, and the boundaries of my self-imposed relationship ban are getting blurrier by the second. When my mess of a mother shows up in town, and my life starts falling apart at the seams, the aftermath reminds me why I enacted the boyfriend boycott to begin with. The women in my family have a terrible track record with men, and Grady is just my type-which means he'll ruin my life if I let him. Until he starts to prove that not all relationships are destined to fail. He shows up for me in every way that counts, he makes me feel at home like I never have before-and my resolve is weaker than ever. Maybe Grady is right. Maybe he and I are inevitable. The Boyfriend Boycott is the second interconnected standalone in the Heartwood Series with a guaranteed happily ever after!