He’s her brother’s best friend. She’s the one thing he’s never allowed himself to want.
Ethan Cole has built his life around loyalty and restraint, especially when it comes to Callie Reyes. She’s off-limits, protected, and not his to touch. But when National Donut Day turns Morning Star Donuts into the center of Hearts Bend chaos, the careful distance between them starts to crack.
Callie is done being handled and overlooked. Ethan is done pretending he doesn’t want her. With her brother always close and the whole town watching, every glance feels dangerous and every doubt pulls tighter.
Some lines aren’t meant to be crossed. Others were never meant to hold.
Welcome to Hearts Bend, Texas, where every road leads to love. Join your favorite Man of the Month authors as we kick off 2026 with a new town and new love stories.
Genre: Romance
Ethan Cole has built his life around loyalty and restraint, especially when it comes to Callie Reyes. She’s off-limits, protected, and not his to touch. But when National Donut Day turns Morning Star Donuts into the center of Hearts Bend chaos, the careful distance between them starts to crack.
Callie is done being handled and overlooked. Ethan is done pretending he doesn’t want her. With her brother always close and the whole town watching, every glance feels dangerous and every doubt pulls tighter.
Some lines aren’t meant to be crossed. Others were never meant to hold.
Welcome to Hearts Bend, Texas, where every road leads to love. Join your favorite Man of the Month authors as we kick off 2026 with a new town and new love stories.
Genre: Romance
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