As a morgue tech in a sleepy coastal town outside Boston, she lives for silence, predictability, and zero small talk.
Living people? Too loud. Too messy. Too nosy.
The dead don’t interrupt her, meddle in her life, or flirt with her.
Cole Hartley does.
He’s everything Andi avoids—charming, persistent, and entirely too good-looking for his own good.
The town’s beloved firefighter-paramedic has a hero complex the size of Massachusetts and a dangerous talent for cracking Andi’s ice-cold composure.
What starts as a harmless bet to make her smile turns into something neither of them saw coming.
Now Cole’s determined to prove that life is worth the mess—and that love might be the riskiest, most rewarding thing of all.
Funny, heartfelt, and impossible to put down, this opposites-attract romance asks what happens when a woman who’s made peace with solitude finally lets herself feel everything.
Perfect for fans of quirky slow-burns, grumpy-sunshine, spicy banter, enemies to lovers, and one very determined golden retriever in human form.
She's been through a lot in her life, and she uses that as an excuse to push people away because it's easier than risking being hurt. Cole sees this and decides she's worth the risk. Their story is a slow burn, in that it takes time for them to be together, but also in that they take the time to get to know each other before they allow themselves to act on the attraction.
The secondary characters add to this in a great way, with a bit of a parallel to what Cole and Andi are experiencing.
I enjoyed and recommend this title.
What to Expect in Main Character Energy:
Golden Retriever Hero x Black Cat Heroine
Grumpy/Sunshine
Opposites Attract
Small Town Romance
Workplace Romance
Slow Burn
Found Family
Meddling Friends & Coworkers
Past Trauma/Emotional Wounds
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Kendall Ryan is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of flirty, feel-good romance filled with heart, heat, and plenty of banter. An American author who has lived all over the world, her books have sold millions of copies and been translated into multiple languages in countries around the world. She writes swoony heroes, bold heroines, and stories that make you laugh, blush, and fall in love.