No Fireworks

NO FIREWORKS

Book One in the Rom-Com Recovery Series

Love doesn't have to look like a movie to be real.

Mara Holloway is done with romance-especially the cinematic kind.

After too many heartbreaks, too many walkaways, and way too many expectations she could never live up to, she's sworn off anything that smells like a meet-cute. Instead, she joins the Rom-Com Recovery Group, a support circle for people burned by real-life love stories that never lived up to the script.

Mara expects awkward icebreakers, forced vulnerability, and maybe the occasional stale cookie.

She does not expect Calder Caldwell.

Once a hopeless romantic, Calder knows exactly how dangerous grand gestures can be-especially after a rooftop proposal went up in literal flames and burned more than just a banner. Now, he keeps his heart behind careful walls. No drama. No expectations. No fireworks.

But when Mara and Calder are paired for the group's "low-stakes connection exercises," something shifts-slowly, softly, and in the small moments both of them were convinced didn't count.

Then his ex-fiancée walks into the group meeting and everything detonates.

Old wounds resurface.

New fears flare.

And Mara must decide whether love is worth trying again when it doesn't come with a sweeping soundtrack.

No Fireworks is a tender, slow-burn romance about healing, honesty, second chances, and choosing the kind of love that doesn't explode-but stays.

Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Katherine Center, and character-driven romances that make you feel.