The Fireman Next Door: A Sweet Small Town Romance
Nina Oliver
Fake dating the grumpy firefighter next door was not on my post-jilting recovery plan.
In twenty-four hours, I go from almost-wife to Fairview’s biggest punchline… to fake girlfriend of Michael Brooks, stone-faced firefighter, devoted single dad, and the last man with time for my chaos.
Then I find an eviction notice on the Fairview library doors. Thirty days. $50,000. Or the place that raised me shuts down for good.
My only shot is a fundraising gala, a headline-worthy love story, and the committee chair who can actually move this town. Of course it’s Michael.
One panicked lie turns planning meetings into staged dates, photo ops, and a town convinced we’re the real deal. The rules are simple: fake, clean, no feelings.
But his steady hands, his too-close glances, and the way his book-loving daughter slips her fingers into mine make “pretend” feel like home.
If anyone finds out our relationship is fake, I won’t just lose the library.
I’ll lose my second chance…and the one man I never meant to love.
