Chasing Sunrise — Tess St. John

Following a gut-punch betrayal, adventure-seeking reality star Hunter Kase, Kasey to his friends, takes a vow of celibacy and returns to his hometown. Anticipating the media circus that will descend once taped footage of the betrayal is released, he just wants to keep busy. After a hair-raising incident when he was a teenager, he'd learned that was the best way of distracting himself.High school counselor, Amanda Crane, has never taken the smallest sip of alcohol and is always the designated driver. She's surprised when Kasey walks into Tiny's Bar to celebrate a mutual friend's birthday. He's funny and friendly and she enjoys his company. Throughout the night, he tells her all he's dealing with, they beat everyone at pool, and she drives him home. She notices how he seems to constantly be in motion, as if he can't be still.Once the betrayal footage is released, Kasey deals with the media the best he can and escapes filming every chance he gets to spend time with Amanda. She puts him at ease and helps him relax. Although wildly attracted to one another, with his celibacy vow and her hesitancy for intimacy, they decide to only be friends.Amanda drinks for the first time and reveals a secret from her past to Kasey. They become quite close, yet neither is ready for a relationship. But when Kasey's life hangs in the balance because of a mishap on one of his adventures, his first thought is how deeply he cares for Amanda. Meanwhile, Amanda realizes her feelings for Kasey are evolving into love just before she turns around and is face to face with her worst nightmare.