One fake 'I do'... for a chance at forever.

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    When single dad Colby Marshall faces the unthinkable, his ex-threatening to take sole custody of their son, he knows he’ll do anything to protect his family. Even if it means asking the one woman who’s always been off-limits to marry him in a last-ditch effort to prove stability: his best friend, Gianna Stapleton.

Gianna’s been Colby’s rock for years through heartbreak, bad breakups, and late-night calls that were almost something more. But she’s also fiercely independent, with no plans to settle down. Saying yes to a fake marriage wasn’t in her plans, but the moment she slips that ring on her finger, the line between friendship and forever starts to blur.

As their carefully constructed facade becomes something far too real, they’ll have to decide if the risk is worth it and if their hearts can survive falling for the one person they were never supposed to lose.

Heidi McLaughlin

Heidi McLaughlin is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of The Beaumont Series, The Boys of Summer, and The Archers.

Originally, from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband, two daughters, and their three dogs.

In 2012, Heidi turned her passion for reading into a full-fledged literary career, writing over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Forever My Girl.

When writing isn’t occupying her time, you can find her sitting courtside at either of her daughters’ basketball games.

Heidi’s first novel, Forever My Girl, has been adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions, starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe, and opened in theaters on January 19, 2018.

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