By: Rachel Lewis Ben Bardot has had exactly one obsession for the majority of his life and now has one opportunity to make her his wife. She has luscious red hair, adorable red toenails, and a furious red blush that crawls up her neck anytime Ben makes her angry. Her name is Colette Russell, and Ben will do whatever it takes to convince her to marry him, he just needs to get her to talk to him first. Cole Russell has made exactly one mistake in her life. Twelve years ago, after working tirelessly to become high school valedictorian, she made a pact with her arch nemesis—Benoit Bardot. If both of them were still single by the time they turned thirty, they’d marry each other. After that fateful night, they went their separate ways, and Cole isn’t sure if Ben even remembers the promise they made to each other. Now, both rivals have moved back to their hometown of Sassafras, Massachusetts for the first time since high school. Ben is ready to call in the pact, but Cole would happily marry anyone else before admitting that maybe Ben Bardot isn’t that bad… When Cole realizes Ben is serious about marrying her, she decides to give him five dates to prove himself. Eventually she’ll have to make a decision—allow Ben to love her in the way she deserves or walk away from him forever.
