FORBIDDEN ROMANCE + FRIENDS TO LOVERS + SMALL TOWN
He is the firefighter in love with his best friend.
She is the heiress who has six months before she marries the wrong man.
And they just gave themselves one summer to pretend they’re only friends.
AIDEN
I’ve been in love with Scarlett Walton for three years.
From the moment I met her in college, I knew I was screwed.
Three years keeping this secret like a ticking bomb about to go off. Because she’s the heiress to an empire, and I’m just a small-town firefighter.
I don’t have mansions to offer her. I only have a tiny apartment and a heart that beats just for her.
That’s why I’ve never said a word. That’s why I let her go.
And now she’s marrying Julian Vane in six months.
I should walk away. I should protect myself.
But when she calls and asks to stay at my place to research a book about firefighters, I say yes.
Because I love her too much to deny her anything. Because I’d rather have her close knowing she’s going to leave, than never have her at all.
I''m going to pretend we’re just friends while she sleeps mere feet from my bedroom.
I’m going to smile while she gets ready to marry someone else.
I’m going to die a little more every day.
But at least I’ll have her.
Even if it’s only for one summer.
SCARLETT
I have six months before my life stops being my own.
Six months before I marry Julian Vane in an arranged marriage meant only to merge empires.
Six months before I lose my freedom forever.
I lied.
I told Aiden I needed to do research for my book, but the truth is, I have no idea what I’m doing. I just know I can't get married without being near him one last time.
Because Aiden Wellington is the only man who truly sees me. The only one I can be myself around. The only one I love.
And he has no idea.
He thinks we’re just friends. That I’m happy to be getting married. That Julian is what I want.
He doesn’t know that every one of his smiles breaks me. That I've been waiting years for him to notice.
I don’t have a plan. I don’t know what’s going to happen when I get there. I only know that I need to be close to him before my life disappears forever.
Even if it breaks my heart in the process.
He runs toward the fire. She’s about to get burned. And this time, neither of them is making it out unscathed.
SUNSET VALLEY SERIES - BOOK 5
Genre: Romance
He is the firefighter in love with his best friend.
She is the heiress who has six months before she marries the wrong man.
And they just gave themselves one summer to pretend they’re only friends.
AIDEN
I’ve been in love with Scarlett Walton for three years.
From the moment I met her in college, I knew I was screwed.
Three years keeping this secret like a ticking bomb about to go off. Because she’s the heiress to an empire, and I’m just a small-town firefighter.
I don’t have mansions to offer her. I only have a tiny apartment and a heart that beats just for her.
That’s why I’ve never said a word. That’s why I let her go.
And now she’s marrying Julian Vane in six months.
I should walk away. I should protect myself.
But when she calls and asks to stay at my place to research a book about firefighters, I say yes.
Because I love her too much to deny her anything. Because I’d rather have her close knowing she’s going to leave, than never have her at all.
I''m going to pretend we’re just friends while she sleeps mere feet from my bedroom.
I’m going to smile while she gets ready to marry someone else.
I’m going to die a little more every day.
But at least I’ll have her.
Even if it’s only for one summer.
SCARLETT
I have six months before my life stops being my own.
Six months before I marry Julian Vane in an arranged marriage meant only to merge empires.
Six months before I lose my freedom forever.
I lied.
I told Aiden I needed to do research for my book, but the truth is, I have no idea what I’m doing. I just know I can't get married without being near him one last time.
Because Aiden Wellington is the only man who truly sees me. The only one I can be myself around. The only one I love.
And he has no idea.
He thinks we’re just friends. That I’m happy to be getting married. That Julian is what I want.
He doesn’t know that every one of his smiles breaks me. That I've been waiting years for him to notice.
I don’t have a plan. I don’t know what’s going to happen when I get there. I only know that I need to be close to him before my life disappears forever.
Even if it breaks my heart in the process.
He runs toward the fire. She’s about to get burned. And this time, neither of them is making it out unscathed.
SUNSET VALLEY SERIES - BOOK 5
Genre: Romance