The Fireman and the Flirt

<p><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)><em>Is it in bad taste to sleep with a client? Asking for a friend...</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>In high school Derek ruled the school with his fellow hockey players while I fantasized from afar. He only knew me as his little brother's shy friend who thanks to one vicious rumor from a former flame had garnered a reputation as the school freak.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Twenty years later I'm a successful real estate agent who's put my embarrassing past behind me and smartly stayed away from love. I have things under control...until Derek suddenly returns to Sourwood sans wedding ring and in dire need of a house for him and his daughter.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Clinching this sale will cement my hard-earned status as a top agent and distance me from my embarrassing past. If only I can stop shamelessly flirting with my new client. If only I can stop dreaming about him bending me over newly updated marble countertops and stainless steel appliances. Old habits die hard.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Soon though my fantasy version of Derek fades away as I learn the truth about his return. Maybe I can get him to no longer see me as his little brother's weird friend. Maybe he can get me to let down my guard and trust a guy again.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Or maybe those dreams are as unrealistic as the housing budget for a couple on House Hunters.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>The Fireman and the Flirt is the fourth book in the Single Dads Club series but can be read as a standalone. It will give you all the brother's best friend businessman/client nerd/jock vibes you can handle without charging a commission.</span></p>