Friday Solo:

I Signed Up to Host a Dating Show.

Instead, I Got My Ex… and His Eight-Year-Old Truth Detector

I arrive at Casa Dorada ready to host a glossy reality show about second chances.

Then I walk straight into Cole Whitaker—the man who left me fourteen years ago to join the Marines—and never looked back.

Now he’s the resort’s grumpy head of security, raising a sweet eight-year-old who steals my heart.

We’re forced to work together every day.

His dog decides I belong to their pack.

His son recruits me for his documentary.

Cole keeps showing up to save me from my co-host’s on-air romance stunts.

Between stolen glances, evening walks, and Caleb’s movie projects, I fall for him all over again.

But reality TV loves drama.

When producers threaten to air our private moments for ratings, I have to choose between my career…

or the family that’s starting to feel like mine.

Because if I walk away…

I might lose my real second chance.