The Firefighter's Fake Wife
(2026)(The fifth book in the Pepys' Firehouse Crew series)
A novel by Lara Rivers
Everyone keeps their distance except for her. Now she's my fake wife...
They call me a monster.
The scars on my face make sure no one forgets it. Outside the firehouse, everyone keeps their distance.
Everyone… except Erica.
She’s sunshine, bubbly and the extrovert I'll never be. Always smiling... even to me.
She’s about to lose everything after a fire at Sailor's Tavern.
Unless she gets married.
So I make her an offer: a fake marriage. A simple agreement with friends. A way to make sure she's safe.
The more we pretend, the more I want Erica. The more I want that sunshine for the rest of my life.
I know I don't deserve a curvy beauty like her but I'm not letting her go.
"Pepys' Firehouse Crew" is a series of short and steamy standalone reads that take place in the small Pepys Island, highlighting a crew that works at Aria's firehouse, all of which can be read in any order. No cliffhangers and no cheating. Happily-ever-after guaranteed every time! If you love marriage of convenience, grumpy sunshine, curvy girl, small-town romance, then you'll love Erica and Nathan's story.
Genre: Romance
They call me a monster.
The scars on my face make sure no one forgets it. Outside the firehouse, everyone keeps their distance.
Everyone… except Erica.
She’s sunshine, bubbly and the extrovert I'll never be. Always smiling... even to me.
She’s about to lose everything after a fire at Sailor's Tavern.
Unless she gets married.
So I make her an offer: a fake marriage. A simple agreement with friends. A way to make sure she's safe.
The more we pretend, the more I want Erica. The more I want that sunshine for the rest of my life.
I know I don't deserve a curvy beauty like her but I'm not letting her go.
"Pepys' Firehouse Crew" is a series of short and steamy standalone reads that take place in the small Pepys Island, highlighting a crew that works at Aria's firehouse, all of which can be read in any order. No cliffhangers and no cheating. Happily-ever-after guaranteed every time! If you love marriage of convenience, grumpy sunshine, curvy girl, small-town romance, then you'll love Erica and Nathan's story.
Genre: Romance