A Pinch of Passion

Allie Parks wasn't expecting a court date.Or thirty hours of community service.But one speeding ticket later, she found herself elbow-deep in donated canned goods at a struggling soup kitchen-and face-to-face with the infuriatingly uptight officer who put her there.Officer Marco Rossi didn't have time for spoiled heiresses playing charity.As a cop and soup kitchen director, he knew what real need looked like-and Allie, with her designer heels and high-powered attitude, didn't fit.But the more time they spent together, the less she matched his assumptions…and the more she got under his skin.They were neighbors.They were opposites.They were absolutely, completely wrong for each other.But forced proximity has a way of stirring things up.Between sharp banter, simmering tension, and late-night surprises,Allie and Marco found themselves tangled in something neither of them expected.And when past wounds rise and hearts are on the line,they'll have to decide if love is worth rewriting the story they've been telling themselves for years.He's everything she shouldn't want.She's everything he never saw coming.And somehow, they might be exactly what each other needs.