Protected Hearts

The rules of the Bachelor Pact - never date the neighbour. Beck: It’s probably a bad idea to fall for the one woman I was never supposed to touch. Mae O’Malley. . . my childhood best friend and the reason for rule #1 of the Bachelor Pact: no dating the girl next door. Following the rules has never been hard. Until Mae walks back into my life fresh off a broken engagement and looking like a complication I want to make. She’s sexy smart and more off-limits than ever. But I’ve never been one to give up easily especially not when it comes to the only woman I’ve ever loved. Mae: Coming home with my heart still broken from Paris wasn’t part of the plan. But being surrounded by family and Beck makes it easier. Or so I thought. Because now he’s looking at me like I’m something more than a friend and suddenly I’m feeling things I never thought I would again. Butterflies. Hope. Beck’s made it clear he’s not the settling-down type and I’ve been burned before. So why can’t I protect my heart from the one person who’s always had it?