Give Us a Chance — Allie Everhart

Jake Wheeler doesn't date. It's one night and that's it. Some would say he's a player but he disagrees. He's always upfront with a girl, letting her know he's not interested in a relationship. That is until he meets Ivy.

A talented carpenter who can hold her own on a construction site, Ivy worked for Jake last summer. He asked her out, multiple times, but she turned him down, something that's never happened to him before.

Now, months later, Jake is ready to try again. He can't get this girl out of his head and he needs to go out with her at least once to figure out why. When he asks her out, he assumes she'll say no again, so he's shocked when she actually says yes.

After the first date, Jake knows he's in trouble. Ivy is actually someone he could see himself being with, for a lot longer than a night. But is that what Ivy wants? Or is she just playing him, the way she assumes he's played women in the past?

Author's Note: Give Us a Chance is a standalone contemporary romance. It's book two of The Wheeler Brothers, a series of standalones that each feature a different brother. Next to Me, featuring Jake's older brother, Nash, is book one.