Smokin' — Shirley Penick

Amber Clarkson is not looking for a protector, but when volunteer firefighter and children's book author, Jeremy Scott, diffuses a tense situation with a frazzled customer, and then carries her to safety when her restaurant catches on fire, she can do nothing but be thankful for his help. What she doesn't expect, is his smokin' hot kisses to burn through the barricades surrounding her heart. But a relationship is not in the cards. He's much too observant and she can't have him discovering her secret. Jeremy is not a hero. He is simply a small-town guy, who finds himself in the right place at the right time. Helping out the delectable Amber, is icing on the cake for him. He's always been infatuated with her, from afar. When the call comes in that her restaurant is on fire and she lives above it, he'll move heaven and earth to make sure she's safe. A few sweet kisses make him hunger for more, but if she finds out he's nothing but a fraud, he risks losing her forever.