The Secrets We Keep — J.L. Berg

Passions ignite when a small-town cop falls for the one woman he shouldn't in this fake dating romance.  Living in Ocracoke was a dream come true—until my husband died. I haven't set foot on that island since. It's been five years, and I thought I had moved on. But when my boyfriend suddenly drops to one knee, it's the only place I want to be. I thought I was there to say goodbye, but I found him instead. Macon Green is an arrogant small-town cop with quite a reputation. When I find his ex-wife publicly humiliating him, I can't help but intervene. I slide my hand into his, and just like that, we're dating. It wasn't supposed to be real.  And I definitely wasn't supposed to stay. Yet, the more we pretend, the more it starts to feel undeniably... right. Perhaps this is where I was supposed to be all along.