What Lovers Do — Jewel E. Ann

How did Scottsdale's sexiest pet store guy get dumped by his wife, forced into shared custody of their dogs, and fall for Dr. Sophie Ryan, the world's most unavailable bachelorette?

What starts out as a disastrous first meeting involving a coffee catastrophe and mistaken flirting, turns into an unconventional friendship.

Fake phone sex.
Dog park dates.
And eighteen holes of golf.

What's not to love about Sophie the adorable optometrist?

Nothing. Except … she's taken herself out of the dating pool for a mysterious reason, imprisoning Shep in the friend zone for all of eternity.

In all fairness, Sophie gives Shep full disclosure: only friends. Nothing personal. She needs an escape from reality, and Shep's the perfect solution.

When their competitive personalities hit a boiling point, the gloves come off and so do their clothes. The problem? Sophie's “real” life is far more complicated than Shep could have ever imagined.

Can Shep let go of his past to chase the one that might get away?