A Library Reads Pick! "Sexy smart playful and poignant DeWitt has created pure romance
magic!" -Christina Lauren New York Times bestselling author of Love and Other Words The
all-new renovated edition with expanded scenes and bonus content! They say love and
construction don't mix. By that logic hate and construction may as well be condemned. LaRynn
Lavigne and Deacon Leeds had one short and contentious summer fling when they were
teens-certainly nothing to build a foundation on. But a decade later when their grandmothers
have left them with shared ownership of their dilapidated Santa Cruz building they're thrust
back together and have to figure out how to brace up the pieces. LaRynn has the money but in
order to access her trust she has to be married. Deacon has the construction expertise but
lacks the funds. A deal is struck: Marry for however long it takes to fix up the property
collect a profit and cut ties. Thrust into a home without walls LaRynn and Deacon quickly
learn that it's easy to hide behind emotional ones even in a marriage. But with all the
exposure and pitfalls that come with living with the opposite sex (and none of the perks much
to their growing mutual frustration) they'll also have to learn what it means to truly
cooperate as a team. Filled with crackling tension The Co-op is a steamy second chance
romance about restoration and renovation and uncovering all the things that build character
within ourselves. It's about the never-ending construction project that partnership is and
finding enjoyment at every stage.
