Sara Jones is in love. River Moondragon is in like. Will she be able to escape the dreaded friend zone?
When Sara’s friend River returns home from Africa, she's determined to let him know her feelings — if she can just gather her courage. Then her friend hands them a list of Christmas parties they need to attend with a date and suggests they go with each other as faux dates. He's not willing to risk their easy camaraderie for a romance that might go bad, but they’re both willing to “pretend.” Now he's seeing her in a different light. She's happy, charming, gentle, and kind. And the way she looks at him is exactly what he’s been yearning for. Can he resist the pull of attraction between them? Does he even want to?