Driver's Seat

A small town, brother's best friend, blue-collar hero, instalove romance

CAM

After watching the strongest man I've ever known crumble under the weight of a broken heart when my mother died, I made the conscious decision never to fall in love. The best way to do that? Steer clear of women who'll want more than I'm willing to give.

Women like my buddy's little sister, Isabel, who followed me around like a shadow since the day she took her first step, and had our wedding planned and future kids named by the time she was twelve. I was spared the agony of her teenage pining because she moved out of town when her parents divorced.

Now she's back, and according to my buddy, she's in desperate need of a good mechanic. Coincidence? Not likely. I'll service her car as a favor to my friend, but my days of humoring his little sister's crush are over.

Except, Isabel is no longer a little girl and her days of crushing on me are long gone. She's all grown up. A self-assured, interesting, beautiful woman whose only interest in me now is to fix her car. Suddenly, she's in the driver's seat, and it's me who's following her. Crushing on her. Maybe even falling for her...