Every Sweet Regret (Orchid Valley)

New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings you Every Sweet Regret, a sexy standalone romance about a single dad and the reformed party girl who's loved him all her life. For as long as I remember, Kace Matthews has been my brother's best friend and my not-so-secret crush, but I knew nothing would ever happen between us. As a single dad running a booming construction business, Kace has more important things to do than give a hot mess like me a chance. I'm a joke to him. A party girl who doesn't know the meaning of the word responsibility. Case in point? I have to move into his guest house because there's no other place in Orchid Valley I can afford. Kace + Stella might be scrawled in a dozen of my high school notebooks, but it's never happening in real life.Until he finds me on a hookup app and starts flirting up a storm. Soon enough, he's sharing his secrets and I'm sharing mine. Kace is finally seeing the real me-not just the life-of-the-party exterior, but the vulnerable pieces I hide from the world. Combine that with the combustible chemistry we have in real life, and I'm a goner. The only problem? I realize too late that Kace doesn't know he's been talking to me, and telling him the truth now could mean losing everything.