Darby: Alpha Male Second Chance Steamy Romance (Blue-Collar Bad Boys Next Door #2)
Mazzy King

DARBY
I meet a lot of people on the streets of Port City every day -- my job as a patrol cop demands it. But in a city this big, I thought I could avoid her.
Harlowe Monroe. The girl I’ve loved since childhood, but never felt good enough for. The girl who I watched fall in love with another man because I was too scared to tell her how I really felt.
Then, one fateful night, Harlowe calls, needing my help, and just like that -- we’re face to face again. And then, we’re next-door neighbours.
This time, I’m not letting the chance to tell her how much I want her pass me by ...
HARLOWE
I’ve known Darby Cisneros since we were kids, and he was always the shy, quiet type. I always thought he was sexy, but he barely acted like I existed. Even now, as a cop, he hardly has two words to say to me even though he’s helped my family out in the past.
Now that I’m single after a terrible breakup, I move into the vacant apartment in his building. Being so close to him and still so far away drives me nuts, especially at night.
But now, with me next door -- he won’t be able to ignore me. ...