Willa Frank has one simple rule: never go on a date with anyone more than twice. Now that her business is providing the stability she’s always needed, she can’t afford distractions. Her two-date rule will protect her just fine…until she meets smokejumper Grady Billman.
After one date—one amazing, unforgettable date—Grady isn’t ready to call it quits, despite his own no-attachments policy, and he’s found a sneaky way around both their rules.
Throwing gutter balls with pitchers of beer? Not a real date. Everyone knows bowling doesn’t count.
Watching a band play at a local show? They just happen to have the same great taste in music. Definitely not a date.
Hiking? Nope. How can exercise be considered a date?
With every "non-date" Grady suggests, his reasoning gets more ridiculous, and Willa must admit she’s having fun playing along. But when their time together costs Willa two critical clients, it's clear she needs to focus on the only thing that matters—her future. And really, he should do the same.
But what is she supposed to do with a future that looks gray without Grady in it?
Cute story, I always like a cute story about love coming about when it's least convenient for you. That is just the case with Willa and Grady. Willa is avoiding relationships at all costs--so much so, that she's instituted a two-date policy whereby she only ever goes on two dates with possible suitors. Her policy has kept things neat and clean, no attachments, no heartbreak and no foul. But then enters Grady. Unexpectedly, the attraction and chemistry to that mistake stripper turns into more than she could have ever thought. Willa and Grady find every excuse to spend time together...all the "non-dates" that one can think of. As their attraction grows, so do the stakes at hand for Willa and everything she's worked so hard for. Easy to get through, loved the Smokejumper aspect as it reminded me of the Legacy series by Rebecca Yarros. There's something about men in uniform...
