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Startup Fire

(2026)
(A book in the Side Hustle series)
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When Wayne meets Jess, sparks fly—literally.

Glassblower Jess Hartley desperately needs workspace. Grumpy volunteer firefighter and blacksmith Wayne Drummond has the perfect barn in this tight-knit small town in Georgia—and zero interest in sharing it. But when he reluctantly agrees, Wayne finds his carefully guarded sanctuary invaded by a woman whose creative fire matches the heat of his forge.

Working side by side, their attraction ignites. But Wayne's been burned before, and he's built walls higher than his chimney. When their relationship deepens, he does what he does best—pushes her away. Now Jess faces an impossible choice: fight for a man too scared to fight for himself or accept her dream job three thousand miles away.

Wayne thought he wanted to be alone. Turns out, he just needed the right person to share his fire.

A steamy forced-proximity romance with grumpy-sunshine vibes and a guaranteed HEA.

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Genre: Romance

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