A girl who refuses to be won and a guy who refuses to give up. What could go wrong?

Olivia Cohen has a plan: graduate from Cypress Valley State University, get a master’s degree and then save the world—one child at a time. The last thing she needs or wants is a distraction . . . especially when that distraction comes with pretty eyes, a charming smile and an infuriating habit of catching her off guard.

Noah Campbell is the class clown, and he takes his job seriously. Specializing in everything from roommate pranks to classroom serenades and water gun ambushes, he’s never met a challenge he couldn’t handle . . . or a girl he couldn’t charm, for that matter. So when Olivia Cohen draws her line in the sand, he’s determined to find a way across it—if for no other reason than to prove a point.

But when her unconventional plan to scare him off turns into an emotional game of chicken, who will duck first? And what will happen when they collide?

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Tropes: small-town, college romance, reluctant to fall, slow burn, hate to love you, roasting as flirting, '80s and '90s nostalgia, fake dating vibes, for fans of "How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days.

Content warnings: A father who leaves his family (past); brief, vague mentions of child abuse (in the context of a social worker's job)