Eli Loveless and Violet Tulane never did learn to coexist peacefully. From the first day of kindergarten until high school graduation, they argued, fought, and competed over anything and everything. They only managed to stop when Eli left their small town, and Violet heaved a sigh of relief.

Now he’s back, infuriating as ever, running the kitchen at the high-end wedding venue where Violet works, and competing with her for a life-changing bonus.

Oh, and in his ten years of absence, Eli has gotten stupidly hot, considerably more charming, and truly excellent at cooking… but the one thing that hasn’t changed? The way he can push Violet’s buttons.

All her buttons, in all sorts of irritating, sexy ways. Turns out you don’t need to like someone to bang them like a screen door.

The rivals-turned-coworkers-turned-bedmates strike up an agreement: no dating, no getting along, just sex. Toe-curling, neighbor-waking, mobile-home-shaking sex.

What could go wrong? They don’t even like each other - there’s no way they’ll fall in love.