As Long As You'll Have Me (First Responders Series Book 1): A grumpy sunshine, forced proximity, firefighter romance

It should have been me.The words haunt me as I try to move on from the loss of one of my men, but no matter how hard I try to outrun them, they always catch up to me. Being a firefighter is a work of heart, and the men and women of Firehouse Nine are like my family. Hell, one of them is family seeing as how my foster brother and I work in the same firehouse. But losing one of your own alters you in a way you never understand until it happens.

Being sent to the union shrink was less than ideal. But when it was either go and talk about my feelings or be benched indefinitely, I swallowed my pride and went to the appointment. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting but falling hard and fast for the woman who’s supposed to ask me about my feelings wasn’t it.

Steel gray eyes that see straight through to your soul and a pair of silver-framed glasses that she adjusts when she’s nervous, Hanna Smith stole my heart as she sat across from me in her tiny office. And with every picture of her newest crochet project and the way she calls me ‘fireman,’ I don’t think I ever want it back.

What started out as a way to stay on the force has become something deeper. Something more important than anything I’ve ever done in my entire life. And as long as she’ll have me, I’ll do what I have to in order to be the man she deserves to have.

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As Long As You'll Have Me is a soft and cozy, grumpy sunshine firefighter romance featuring main characters in their 30's and lots of down bad men. If you love found family, forced proximity, and 'now sit' moments, you'll love the first installment of the First Responders Series!

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Please be aware that the following content warnings apply to As Long As You'll Have Me. While this story is an overall positive one, it does include sensitive topics such as active scenes on page of fires and car accidents, death, loss, and grief (and PTSD due to this), mentions of parental abandonment, on-page therapy sessions, explicit on page scenes + vulgar language. Please keep this in mind before reading this story.