Is it in bad taste to sleep with a client? Asking for a friend...
In high school, Derek ruled the school with his fellow hockey players, while I fantasised from afar. He only knew me as his little brother's shy friend who, thanks to one vicious rumour from a former flame, had garnered a reputation as the school freak.
Twenty years later, I'm a successful real estate agent who's put my embarrassing past behind me and smartly stayed away from love. I have things under control ... until Derik suddenly returns to Sourwood sans wedding ring, and in dire need of a house for him and his daughter.
Clinching the sale will cement my hard-earned status as a top agent and distance me from my embarrassing past. If only I can stop shamelessly flirting with my new client. If only I can stop dreaming about him bending me over newly updated marble countertops and stainless steel appliances. Old habits die hard.
Soon though, my fantasy version of Derek fades away as I learn the truth about his return. Maybe I can get him to no longer see me as his little brother's weeds friend. Maybe he can get me to let down my guard and trust a guy again.
Or maybe those dreams are as unrealistic as the housing budget for a couple on House Hunters.
The Fireman and the Flirt is the fourth book in the Single Dads Club series, but can be read as a standalone. It will give you all the brother's best friend, businessman/client, nerd/jock vibes you can handle without charging a commission.
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Derek, who had a crush on Cary in high school, meets him again when he returns to Sourwood. All sorts of lovely things evolve for both of them as they find a compatibility beyond their fantasies. These two laugh all the time, and it's exactly why Cary falls for Derek - he makes him laugh - and Cary didn't have much of that in his 15-year? relationship with his wife, for various reasons. And Derek hasn't had a lot of things to laugh about in that time, as he's built his business, and tried to distance himself from an unjust reputation as a weirdo in high school. For all that, he's kept his sharp wit and love of bright shirts, and he's just what Cary needs to find the 'home' in his hometown again.
Of course, this cup of tea wouldn't be nearly so soothing if it was made by the master narrator, Nick J. Russo. (