Playing for Keeps A Heartbreaker Bay Novel

Sadie Lane is a tattoo artist. Caleb Parker is a confident, charismatic mogul who keeps his life buttoned down. They rub each other the wrong way from the start, and the friction between them is its own kind of spark.

Then a storm hits, and the two of them end up rescuing an abandoned dog together. The rescue shows Sadie a softer, more vulnerable side of a man who looked untouchable until then.

Caleb grew up as the underdog and learned early to wall himself off. The habit has served him well in business and badly in relationships, and until now he never minded. Getting past Sadie's guarded exterior, and having her get past his, starts to change that.

This is a contemporary romance in the Heartbreaker Bay series, built on an opposites-attract pairing with a slow thaw on both sides. Sadie and Caleb are both guarded and both more exposed than they let on.

Neither is quick to admit how strong the pull is, and whether they will say they want more depends on what each is willing to risk. The tone is warm and light, with a rescue dog at the center of the opening.