A Forbidden Co-Worker Fling: A Grumpy Protector Romance

I’m a single mom EMT falling for my grumpy, off-limits boss—and my ex is using it to rip my little girl away.

Luke Brennan is my captain, the hard-edged boss who treats every call like a battlefield.
I’m the new EMT who ignores his orders to crawl into overturned cars and calm terrified kids anyway.

A blackout traps us together, one almost-kiss becomes a reckless night, and my worst enemy learns how I break.
By morning, he’s distant again—except with my daughter, where he softens, tying shoes and letting her braid his hair.

He’s the one who shows up at my custody hearing, risking his career to tell a judge I’m the best mother he’s seen.
Between sirens, nightmares, and the way he looks at us like we’re home, I fall for him hard.

But my poisonous ex is playing dirty, Luke’s under investigation, and one more fire could cost me everything.

Worst case? I keep my child and lose the man who ran into the flames for her.