Just This Once

<p><strong><em>Whip King cannot be the man for me.</em></strong></p><p>Cocky pierced firefighters are perfect for late-night rom-coms but in real life they're nothing but trouble. Especially when you find out they work for your dad<strong><em>-after you've already slept with them.</em></strong></p><p>Moving to my parents' small town was supposed to be the fresh start I was looking for. When a disastrous Valentine's Day leads to an unexpected encounter with a sexy stranger and ends with the hottest night of my life I didn't think I would ever see Whip again.</p><p>Imagine my surprise when one of my sixth-grade students has a medical emergency and it's Whip who shows up looking hot as hell to save the day. I should be embarrassed at how we left things but instead I'm furious he doesn't seem to remember me.</p><p>So I scrape my pride off the floor lift my chin and pretend there's nothing between us. But that can last only so long. <strong><em>Stolen glances melt into forbidden touches and once we give in to temptation we can't keep our hands off each other.</em></strong></p><p>Nothing has ever felt so right but my guarded heart won't let me believe in happily ever after with a man like him. Opening up to Whip may be the hardest thing I've ever done and every time we agree to one last time we both know it's a lie.</p><p>How many times can we keep telling ourselves <strong><em>just this once</em></strong> before we realize that when it comes to love once is never enough?</p>