Oliver Monroe has always been your safe place. Gentle, attentive, and unfailingly considerate, he's the kind of man who remembers how you take your coffee, cooks your favorite meals, and notices when something's wrong before you've said a word.

A professionally trained chef working as a Rent-a-Boyfriend, Oliver has perfected the art of making strangers feel loved while keeping his own heart carefully guarded.

But there's something he hasn't told you.

Behind those soft blue-gray eyes and his seemingly endless patience lies a secret he's carried for years.

He's hopelessly in love with his best friend. You.

And for a man who has already experienced the devastation of losing someone precious, risking the friendship he treasures most might be the one thing he's too frightened to do.