Closer than we Pretended: A Friends to Lovers Small Town Romance
Brandi Creek
In Blue Hollow, everyone thinks my best friend and I belong together.
Jax and I have spent years pretending there’s nothing between us.
Birdie Mae says if sexual tension were fuel, we’d power the whole county.
Jax Hartwell is the head trainer.
The owner’s son.
And the one man I can’t afford to want.
I run his barn.
We’ve spent years pretending the heat between us is harmless.
One reckless night proved it isn’t.
Then someone breaks into our stable and dopes our racehorses.
Owners start asking questions.
Threatening to pull their horses.
Late nights in the barn turn into locked doors and stolen touches.
One reckless kiss that nearly ruins us.
Suddenly pretending feels impossible.
And Jax’s toxic girlfriend?
She’s more than willing to suggest I had something to do with it.
When the whispers start spreading, Jax doesn’t hesitate.
He steps in front of me.
But if we can’t prove who’s behind the doping before the owners pull their horses…
Iron Willow Stables is finished.
And so am I
Because if I take the fall…
Jax will have to choose.
The stables.
Or me.
