Kendrick Reynolds

Kendrick Reynolds is 25, a newly drafted professional baseball player who’s spent years perfecting the art of looking like he has everything figured out. Charming, sarcastic, and impossible to ignore, he’s earned a reputation as the guy who keeps things casual and never catches feelings. It’s easier that way. Between the pressure of his career and family issues he refuses to talk about, emotional attachment has never seemed worth the risk. Then there’s Teagan Hargrove—his childhood friend turned favorite enemy. She’s stubborn, ambitious, and one of the only people who’s never been impressed by his charm. They clash over everything, but beneath every sarcastic remark is years of unresolved history and undeniable attraction. When a summer full of weddings leaves them both painfully single, they make one simple agreement: keep each other entertained, no strings attached. What could possibly go wrong? A hot Southern summer filled with baseball games, law school deadlines, rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, rooftop bars, late-night drives, beach weekends, and constant run-ins with the same tight-knit friend group. Everyone around Kendrick and Teagan is falling in love or getting married, leaving the two of them as the only single people left. Their arrangement is supposed to make the summer easier: scheduled hookups, zero expectations, and absolutely no feelings. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to remember why they were so determined to keep each other at arm’s length.