Love Crush

He was always off limits. Until one night changed everything.
Blue Collins has loved exactly one man his entire life.
Haggar Jones. His dad's best friend. The owner of Pinkerton Falls Hardware. The man who fixes broken fences, coaches Little League when they're short a volunteer, and somehow ends up serving on every committee in town despite insisting he doesn't want any of them.
Everyone believes Haggar would make the perfect mayor.
Blue just wants him to believe they belong together.
Haggar has spent years pretending Blue's crush is a harmless phase. Except Blue isn't a kid anymore.
He's twenty-five. Smart. Kind. Gorgeous. Everything Haggar has secretly wanted in a partner-if only he weren't twenty years younger... and his best friend's son.
One stolen night of weakness changes everything.
For a few unforgettable hours, Haggar stops fighting the impossible attraction that's haunted him for years.
By morning, guilt wins.
He pushes Blue away with enough force to shatter both their hearts, determined to protect his friendship, his reputation, and the man he refuses to admit he loves.
Blue finally gets the message.
He walks away.
And that's the exact moment Haggar realizes the truth.
This was never about temptation.
Never about forbidden desire.
Blue Collins is the love of his life.
He broke Blue's heart. Now he has to win it back.
LOVE CRUSH is a steamy MM small-town romance featuring a forbidden age-gap romance, dad's best friend, mutual pining, first love that never faded, one-night mistake, emotional grovel, found family, meddling townsfolk, and the guaranteed happily-ever-after readers love.

TROPES: Age gap romance; Dad's best friend; Forbidden love; Small-town romance; MM romance; Friends-to-lovers; Mutual pining; Lifelong crush; First love; Slow burn; One-night mistake; Emotional angst; Unrequited love (until it isn't); Second chance at love; Groveling hero; Hurt/comfort; Found family; Close-knit community; Protective hero; Civic leader hero; Forced emotional distance; Secret longing; Opposites in age, perfect in heart; Happily Ever After.


This is a standalone story in the Pink Matchmakers and Pinkterton Falls Universe