A grumpy-sunshine, marriage-of-convenience romance between the brainiac girl next door and the German Shepherd hero who saves her.

If you told me I’d marry the grumpy loner next door to protect us both from legal troubles, I’d say you were crazy.

But I couldn’t refuse. Not after he swooped in to save me like some knight in heather gray sweatpants when the movers tried to end me.

That’s okay, because it's temporary. Why he thinks this is the solution to our problems is beyond me.

It's a terrible idea.

Even if he’s gorgeous, tatted, and casually charming.

But I’m a woman on a mission. One that doesn’t include being sidelined by Liam Murphy—a moral question mark with a body count… in both senses of the word.

There’s real work to do, and I can’t afford any more distractions.

Since apparently my past was more explosive than I knew, my present is crumbling under the weight of corporate greed, and my future is under siege.

If I can survive the attacks, perhaps I’ll find the sanctuary I’ve always craved.

And maybe, just maybe, it’ll be with the sexy, protective guy next door.