Mistake — Allyson Young

Bryce Meadows is a cop with a past, living in the moment when it comes to women. He makes a mistake taking Jenna Muirhead to his bed and not ending their connection within his usual self-imposed time period. He didn't convey the rules to Jenna, a survivor of a deadly marriage allowing herself a glimmer of hope after many long years of despair. When she shares her feelings, Bryce breaks things off, crushing her. Then Jenna's ex-husband is released from prison, a man with violent tendencies who has anyone connected to Jenna in his sights. She agrees to pretend to live with Bryce to draw her ex out for capture before he can act out. Bryce recognizes what he has lost, the real mistake he made, and plans to take advantage of their living situation to make amends. But he must deal with Jenna's well-honed ability to distance herself, as well as the threat her ex husband poses.