Measure of My Man
(2026)(The third book in the Lit Creek Blue Collar Boys series)
A novel by Lana Piers
Daughtry Briggs has spent years pretending he doesn't want me.
The grumpy CFO of Briggs Construction thinks I'm chaos in human form.
Which is exactly why he shouldn't be looking at me like that.
I've spent years teasing him, pushing his buttons, and treating his constant disapproval like a personal challenge.
Daughtry calls me reckless.
I call him Mr. Safe.
So why can't either of us stay away?
One dance changes everything.
One reckless night destroys every excuse we've been hiding behind.
And one kiss makes it impossible to pretend we're just friends.
Because the more time I spend with Daughtry, the more I discover the man behind the scowl.
The fiercely protective man who's always showing up for me.
The man who remembers everything.
The man who's been quietly in love with me far longer than I ever realized.
But falling for Daughtry means admitting the man I've spent years teasing might be exactly what I've been looking for all along.
And if the grumpy man who's always played it safe has finally decided to take a chance on me, walking away may be the biggest mistake of my life.
MEASURE OF A MAN is a spicy small-town romance featuring a grumpy construction-company CFO, a sunshine art teacher, grumpy/sunshine chemistry, secret pining, he-falls-first devotion, opposites attract tension, protective hero energy, high steam, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance
The grumpy CFO of Briggs Construction thinks I'm chaos in human form.
Which is exactly why he shouldn't be looking at me like that.
I've spent years teasing him, pushing his buttons, and treating his constant disapproval like a personal challenge.
Daughtry calls me reckless.
I call him Mr. Safe.
So why can't either of us stay away?
One dance changes everything.
One reckless night destroys every excuse we've been hiding behind.
And one kiss makes it impossible to pretend we're just friends.
Because the more time I spend with Daughtry, the more I discover the man behind the scowl.
The fiercely protective man who's always showing up for me.
The man who remembers everything.
The man who's been quietly in love with me far longer than I ever realized.
But falling for Daughtry means admitting the man I've spent years teasing might be exactly what I've been looking for all along.
And if the grumpy man who's always played it safe has finally decided to take a chance on me, walking away may be the biggest mistake of my life.
MEASURE OF A MAN is a spicy small-town romance featuring a grumpy construction-company CFO, a sunshine art teacher, grumpy/sunshine chemistry, secret pining, he-falls-first devotion, opposites attract tension, protective hero energy, high steam, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance