Books in the Hearts on the Line series

It's true. What doesn't kill you... Evan Giamatti is on top of the world. Finally, the woman he's hungered for is in his arms and his bed. Life is good. No, check that. Life is fantastic. Until he's blindsided when a phone call sets a series of unthinkable events in motion, testing the strength of their relationship. Amid the turmoil, Evan must make a huge decision about his future while protecting their new love-and Erynne. Erynne Sommers didn't expect to fall in love again. Who would after what she'd been through? Then Evan entered her life like a storm holding the key to her tattered heart. Unable to resist their mutual attraction, Erynne takes the leap, trusting Evan to cherish her heart. Thing is, she didn't expect the universe to test their love so soon.

With her love on the line, only he has the key to unlock her heart... NYC advertising executive Erynne Sommers thinks she has a fairy tale marriage. Then she discovers her husband's sordid betrayal and learns the shocking truth about his past, thanks to the return of his former BDSM lover. As her once-perfect world crashes down around her, a series of dreams lead her from a pit of despair into the arms-and bed-of the man who unlocks her love. Evan Giamatti didn't mean to fall in love with his happily married coworker. That's not his style. But, when her life falls apart, staying in the friend zone isn't easy. Determined to be the compassionate friend she needs while she picks up the pieces of her fractured heart, he fights his own growing desire. Intent on convincing her to take a chance on a future with him, Evan prays her ability to trust and love again isn't irrevocably shattered.