Reckless Hearts

I offered my best friend’s brother a one-night stand. And he actually said yes.

Emmett Hayes has been off-limits my whole life. Grumpy, broody, Army Ranger turned rancher—and my teenage crush I never outgrew. He was supposed to be untouchable.

Until he wasn’t.

One night was supposed to scratch the itch. Instead, it lit a wildfire neither of us can control.

Secret touches in dark corners.

Stolen kisses that taste like regret.

Falling asleep in his arms when we swore there’d be no sleepovers.

The more I have him, the more I want. But Emmett is drowning in guilt and ghosts of the past, convinced he’ll ruin me if I get too close. And when sabotage threatens everything I’ve built, I realize he might be right.

Because the worst part isn’t losing my program.

It’s losing him—when I’ve already loved him for twenty years.