Falling for my First Crush

A Small Town Friends to Lovers Age-Gap Sweet Romance

I never fire-proofed my heart, and now that my old crush is back, it’s in danger of getting scorched!

Joe Lawrence, my oldest sister’s best friend and my all-time heartthrob crush, just walked back into my life, after being away for years.

I thought I was over him.

Afterall, I was just a silly child.

But my heart whispers otherwise.

To Joe, I was always just his ‘kid sister,’

Yet I was foolish enough to think someday, when I was all grown up, he’d finally see me.

Well, I’m all grown up.

And Joe’s back, fighting fires in Cranberry Creek.

Nurse and firefighter, we’re thrust together into emergencies that require extremely close quarters, quick wits, and blazing honesty.

Realizing the stellar team we make, we spearhead a fundraiser for veterans. Smoldering gazes, lingering touches, and sparks undeniably ignite between us.

But as Joe wrestles with the torch he’s always carried for my sister, I’m afraid he may choose his old flame, and my heart will extinguish into ashes for good.