Bakery owner Willow Dalton and Zane Walker have always shared a complicated friendship. Years ago, before college, he did her the favor of taking her virginity; now he is a scrumptiously hot A-list actor with a reputation as an arrogant player and decidedly not boyfriend material. Becoming Hollywood's newest leading man means cleaning up that image, and Zane has a plan: a fake engagement to curvy, sass-mouthed Willow, complete with a very real diamond ring. He knows her better than anyone, which makes her the perfect partner for the ruse, provided no one actually gets hurt. Set on the shores of Sugar Lake in the small town of Sweetwater, this warm, funny romance follows a spirited baker who is fine with heat but may find her pretend fiance far too hot to handle. As the staged romance plays out under public scrutiny, the feelings Willow and Zane keep insisting are fake grow increasingly difficult to deny. Their friends-to-lovers story tests whether two people who have known each other forever can survive falling for real, and whether a fake engagement can become the genuine happily ever after neither will admit to wanting.