When Josephine's toxic ex shows up at a work conference in Key West, her grumpy-but-secretly-sweet colleague Jack jumps at the chance to pose as her boyfriend—and suddenly the island breeze starts working some serious magic on their fake feelings. As they prep for their big presentation and spend those golden hours exploring paradise together, the line between performance and reality gets wonderfully blurry, and Josephine discovers there's so much more to the frowning guy she thought she knew. Jack's kindness, his humor, the way he actually sees her—it's impossible not to fall, and it seems like maybe he's falling too. But when the real world comes calling, they'll have to figure out if what sparked in paradise can survive back home.

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