<p><strong>Two writers. One deadline. Zero chance they'll make it through without rewriting the rules.</strong><br><br>Bestselling romance author Sherry Evans likes control-her outlines her covers her happily-ever-afters. Thrill-writer Peter Cook prefers chaos caffeine and explosions on page one. When their literary agent pairs them together for a high-profile collaboration neither expects to survive the week let alone finish a book.<br><br>But a mandatory writing retreat forces Sherry and Peter into close quarters where arguments turn into banter late-night brainstorming becomes something almost tender and the line between fiction and feeling blurs more with every chapter they draft.<br><br>Just as they find their rhythm social media drama industry politics and an unexpected movie deal threaten to derail the partnership-and the fragile trust growing between them.</p>