Before It Was Love

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The handyman is the sexiest man on the island. But I swear I didn't answer the door in a towel on purpose. Especially since the handyman also happens to be my brother's best friend.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In my defense the hot water went out and I still had shampoo in my hair. I had no idea Flynn Ryland owned my apartment building let alone that he'd answer my call when I rang for a handyman.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If I had I probably would have rinsed my hair in the sink. Better to catch a cold than to catch feelings for Flynn again.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Because my brother's best friend isn't interested in me. He made that perfectly clear to the entire island when he told everyone I tried to seduce him at my high school graduation.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And yet who do I end up living with when it turns out the plumbing in my new apartment needs to be replaced?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Flynn freaking Ryland. The man who defines temptation with his wavy brown hair and ocean blue eyes I want to drown in. The man whose shoulder muscles look strong enough to lift me up and push me against the nearest wall.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Also the man who won't touch me because he doesn't want to disrespect my brother the only family he has left.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But what if my brother doesn't find out? What if we keep this thing brewing between us a secret?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>No one has to know...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This brother's best friend forced proximity small town romantic comedy features a woman who is out to prove she's worth fighting for a man who can't resist the temptation of his best friend's little sister no matter how wrong he knows it is a seal that doesn't know it's not a traffic stop too many mermaid legends to mention and a group of girlfriends who are considering a career change from brewery owners to matchmakers.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Before It Was Love </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>is a </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>standalone </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>novel in the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Smuggler's Hideaway </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>series.</span></p>