Overview

The Getaway was never on Chloe Scott’s map—until the night she needed to disappear.

Under the relentless glare of Chicago politics, the mayor’s daughter survives by smiling on cue and never letting anyone close enough to leave a mark. But one panic-stricken winter evening drives Chloe forty miles west to a dim suburban bar whose neon sign promises exactly what she craves: escape.

Lou Mitchell built The Getaway in the small town of Fairfield just outside of Chicago as a safe haven. After her mother vanished and left fraud in Lou’s name, trust became a liability she couldn’t afford. She pours drinks, keeps secrets, and never risks her heart—until a stranger orders tea instead of tequila and exhales like she’s finally safe.

What begins as stolen Thursday nights soon ignites into stolen kisses. Then a leaked photo exposes Chloe’s identity and shoves both women under headlines that can ruin them. To keep seeing Lou, Chloe strikes a bargain with her cousin—feed him bar gossip, or face life under a full-time security detail.

When the story explodes, to salvage the only place they’ve ever felt genuine, Chloe must risk the one thing her world never allows: honesty. And Lou has to bet everything she has that Chloe’s love isn’t just another con.