Teacher: me. Single dad: him. Conference? Fine. Prior whiskey‑blurred night together? Not fine.
I came to Ordela Springs to give my best friend’s daughter a safe life and stay invisible to the controlling ex who wouldn’t quit.
Rules: keep my head down, keep Gracie safe, definitely don’t fall for a student’s guardian.
Then Adrian Coleman fills my doorway—broad, broody, totally off‑limits—and every cell remembers his hands.
We called that night a mistake. Done.
Until a harvest festival, a homemade pie, and a kid‑free sleepover line up like fate. One Ferris wheel kiss later I’m right back where I swore I wouldn’t be—wanting him.
Adrian
I didn’t sign up to be ‘Dad,’ but Lilly needs steady—and steady leaves no room for the curvy teacher I tasted once and never forgot.
Penelope says my girl might need counseling and every failure spikes. Soon I’m burning fingers on pie crust, riding a Ferris wheel, and waking with her wearing my flannel.
Trigger - stalker ex
Genre: Romance
I came to Ordela Springs to give my best friend’s daughter a safe life and stay invisible to the controlling ex who wouldn’t quit.
Rules: keep my head down, keep Gracie safe, definitely don’t fall for a student’s guardian.
Then Adrian Coleman fills my doorway—broad, broody, totally off‑limits—and every cell remembers his hands.
We called that night a mistake. Done.
Until a harvest festival, a homemade pie, and a kid‑free sleepover line up like fate. One Ferris wheel kiss later I’m right back where I swore I wouldn’t be—wanting him.
Adrian
I didn’t sign up to be ‘Dad,’ but Lilly needs steady—and steady leaves no room for the curvy teacher I tasted once and never forgot.
Penelope says my girl might need counseling and every failure spikes. Soon I’m burning fingers on pie crust, riding a Ferris wheel, and waking with her wearing my flannel.
Trigger - stalker ex
Genre: Romance
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