Love never follows the rules—especially when your mom sets you up with a cop. Mariah Reed’s blind date with Officer Mason Grant should’ve been a disaster, but his shy smile and secret sweetness flip her world upside down. Too bad her jealous almost-boyfriend, Tyler, crashes the night and ruins everything. Just when Mariah thinks she’s lost her shot, fate—and a series of hilarious public humiliations—keep throwing Mason back in her path. Between accidental arrests, steamy near-misses, and meddling moms who want grandkids yesterday, Mariah’s wild heart faces the one man she can’t forget. But when Mason’s rivals step up, and Mariah must decide who truly makes her feel seen, will she take the leap—or let her happily-ever-after slip away again? If love’s a crime, can these two break the rules and win it all?
After a disastrous blind date with Savannah’s most unpredictable woman, a jaded thirty-year-old is forced to question everything he knows about love, money, and the modern dating game. When a bold act flips the script, he’s left wondering if he just crossed paths with the most honest gold-digger in the South—or the most complicated. In a city where old money and new rules collide, one night changes everything.