Brilliant plus-size surgeon Auburn Fox believes people are most palatable when they're under general anesthesia. Humans are idiots (as a trauma doctor, she knows this to be fact) who do nothing but hurt each other. She refuses to let anyone close—other than Lily Thatcher, Aubrey's lifelong best friend. Sweet-as-pie and kind as the day is long, Lily has always been Aubrey’s exception. When Lily dies, leaving behind her six-month-old daughter, Rosie, Aubrey is determined to keep Lily's memory alive for Rosie and give the little girl all the love Lily would have. Even if it means being stuck in the orbit of Lily's husband, Damon Thatcher.

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Damon made a horrendous first impression with Aubrey... and then continued to drive that point home for three more years. And Aubrey has always believed in giving as good as she got. With Damon as the gatekeeper to Rosie, Aubrey suddenly has to play nice, and she'd be the first to admit that nice isn't her strong suit. But Damon is a necessary evil, and Aubrey can—and would—do anything for Lily. 

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Forced to team up for Rosie’s sake, Aubrey realizes that Damon isn't that bad. And prickly Aubrey is going to have to learn how to let people in if she wants to keep the people she loves.