Snowed in with her ex … and one more chance to work it out.

Couples counselor Vanessa never met a relationship problem she couldn’t solve—except for her own recent breakup. She’d been so sure Noah was the one, but after he ghosted her without an explanation, she’s completely moved on. She’s even starting a new relationships podcast, so she can help others avoid her mistakes. But a snowstorm leaves her stranded at work the night before Valentine’s Day, and the last person she wants to see shows up to tow her car.

Noah Green is the king of awkward conversation. After a lifetime of putting his foot in his mouth, he mostly stays quiet and works with his hands, managing his family’s appliance repair shop. He’d never really opened up to anyone before, until he met the woman of his dreams—and then lost her a few months later. If Vanessa knew about the family problems that made him break up with her, she’d never want him back anyway.

When Noah crashes his truck in the clinic parking lot, forcing them to spend the night there together, their scorching chemistry reignites by morning. A fragile truce leads them to try dating again, all while pretending to be just friends around Noah’s broken family. But family problems are harder to fix than appliances, and in the meantime, their fake not-dating starts to feel a lot like the real thing …

Couples Session is an open-door contemporary romance. Tropes: Forced proximity, snowed in, fake not-dating, second chance. Trigger warnings: verbal abuse (off page), abandonment by a parent.