Before We Fell - Sandy Oaks, #0.5

I have three rules when it comes to Colt Spencer:

Don't think about him. Don't talk to him. Definitely don't wake up in his bed.

Guess which ones I just broke?

After a night I can't remember ends with me unemployed and mortified, the last thing I need is a pity job offer from the tattooed mechanic with the killer smile and the father who destroyed my family.

But I'm desperate. And Colt's garage is hiring.

Working in his tiny office shouldn't be this hard.

Except he brings me coffee every morning and remembers exactly how I take it. He looks at me like I'm the only girl in Sandy Oaks. And those coveralls? Should be illegal.

When I suggest a friends-with-benefits arrangement, he agrees. No feelings. No strings. Just heat and release and walking away clean.

Too bad my heart didn't get the memo.

Because Colt Spencer isn't just good with his hands. He's patient and protective and everything I've spent three years pretending not to want. And the more time we spend tangled in his sheets, the harder it is to remember why I'm supposed to keep running.

The problem? I don't know how to stay.

Everyone I've ever loved has left. My dad. My cousin. Every man my mother ever trusted. And I refuse to be her—falling for the wrong guy, getting my heart shattered, ending up alone.

So when Colt tells me he loves me, I do what I do best.

I run.

A steamy small-town prequel about breaking generational patterns, learning you're worthy of love, and discovering that sometimes the person you've been running from is the one worth staying for.

Perfect for fans of Elsie Silver, Lucy Score, and anyone who loves a blue-collar hero who falls first—and hardest.

Please Note: This book was previously published as First Time Falling.