When a prestigious country club chef position falls into your lap, it feels like a dream come true—until you realize your new boss is Callahan Hastings, your ex-boyfriend's charming (and dangerously cunning) older brother who's determined to blur every professional line between you. What starts as forced proximity in the Hamptons' glittering summer scene quickly becomes an electric game of resistance and desire, with Cal's flirty smiles and burning touches making it increasingly impossible to remember why you should stay away. As the summer unfolds and the chemistry between you becomes undeniable, you're left wondering if the expiration date you've both accepted is really the end of the story—or just the beginning of something neither of you can walk away from.

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Sultry tension, forbidden attraction, and electric chemistry. Think sensual R&B, confident indie pop, and smoldering slow burns. Champagne nights in the Hamptons, dangerous desire, and the thrill of crossing lines you shouldn't.