The Anti-Boyfriend

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new standalone novel.At first my neighbor Deacon frustrated me.Sure he was great-looking and friendly.But our walls were thin and on occasion hed bring women to his place and keep me awake while he entertained them.As a single mother to an infant I didnt appreciate it.So finally it was my turn.When my daughter wouldnt stop wailing one night Mr. Manwhore came knocking on my door.Miraculously at the sound of his voice Sunny stopped crying. And when he held her...she eventually fell asleep in his arms.Deacon was rough on the exterior but apparently on the inside? Mr. Single-and-Ready-to-Mingle was a baby whisperer.After that night we became friends.Hed go for coffee runs. Come over to chat. Normal friend stuff.But over time our conversations ran deeper. We got closer.Until one night we crossed the line.Our friendship turned into a complicated mess.Id gone and fallen for a guy whod sworn off commitment and kids.I knew Deacon was starting to care for me too even though Sunny and I didnt fit into any plan hed ever imagined for himself.He was wrong for me-so wrong that Id dubbed him the anti-boyfriend.Then why did I wish more than anything that I could be the one woman to change him?