Fitzgeralds

From million-copy bestseller Carrie Elks comes a small town romance featuring a grumpy single dad, fiery enemies to lovers tension, and a happily ever after worth fighting for. Inheriting a rundown bar from the father who abandoned me should be my chance to start over. Instead, it puts me directly in the path of Hudson Fitzgerald-single dad, small town royalty, and the most insufferable man I've ever met. He's rich, broody, and way too good-looking for my peace of mind. Oh, and he wants me gone. But I didn't come here just to tuck my tail and run away. I came to prove I'm not the hot mess everyone thinks I am. Even if that means going head-to-head with Hudson every single day. He thinks I'm chaos in a crop top. I think he's a control freak with a stick where the sun doesn't shine. But beneath all that tension is something else. Something electric. And when he kisses me? Let's just say, for a man who claims he doesn't do messy, he sure knows how to make a mess of me. I was only supposed to be here long enough to fix up my bar. I never meant to fall for the man who runs this place like he owns it. But in a small town like this, love has a way of sneaking up on you.

I write steamy romance novels for a living. In secret. And only the two people closest to me in the world know the truth . . . Until I bump into my best friend's grumpy, gorgeous, tech‑billionaire older brother at an exclusive forbidden club. Yes, I was only there for research. No, he doesn't believe me. And now Asher Fitzgerald's looking at me like I'm not just his sister's friend, but his next obsession. When a leak in my apartment and a crisis in his company force us to spend time together in his small town, sparks turn into a blazing, no‑strings entanglement. One that's forbidden, secret, and completely addictive. If my best friend finds out I'm sleeping with her brother, she'll probably kill me. And if Asher finds out he's the inspiration for my dangerously possessive book hero . . . he might just get there first. The more nights we spend tangled together, the harder it is to imagine walking away. But secrets have a way of coming out. And when they do, loving him might be the best chapter of my life . . . but it could also be the one that breaks me.