Scheduling time to hyperventilate into a paper bag is normal, right? It is for 27-year-old Palestinian immigrant Ava Abboud. Pursuing the partnership track at her law firm has turned life into a blur of late nights, impossible deadlines, and panic attacks, all of which are tracked in six-minute increments. Still, no price is too high to prove she belongs in America’s Melting Pot. 

Wesley Michaels lives by three simple rules: family, football, and flings (he refuses to end up divorced like his parents). It’s his last season as a QB in the European League of Football, and his body is ready to call it quits. Too bad he isn’t. With a chip on his (injured) shoulder, he’s gunning for an NFL offer. Come hell, high water, or empty Icy Hot tube. 

When a prank gone wrong at a resort in Cancún lands Wes at Ava’s door—naked—in the middle of the night, their chemistry is immediate and inopportune. Ava is forced to choose between the partnership she’s sacrificed everything for and the authentic version of herself she is around Wes. And Wes must tackle his trust issues or risk losing the one person who tempts him to break his own rules.