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1 Hot Bartender.
1 Smoothie Bar Owner.
0 self-control.

Are you ready for this kind of tension? Thirst For Me releases June 15, 2026.

She smiles.

Forget butterflies. It feels like an entire flock of doves just lifted off from my ribcage because I made her smile.

She slides the shot glass toward me again. “Third one’s a charm?” Her eyes twinkle at me, and everything around her seems to blur out. There’s nothing but her, me, and some vague sense of an annoying world somewhere beyond.

I have to force myself to look away.

Meet your newest obsession!

Grumpy, guarded, and all hard edges…
vs.
Sunshine, stubborn, and impossible to ignore.

Tell me—are you a Mason boy or a Sierra girl?

“
My lips graze her jaw, and she shivers.
“No boys, huh?”
I murmur in her ear: “How about a man?”

Which microtrope has you hooked? Small town charm… with a dirty little twist!
Thirst for Me releases June 15, 2026.

I know you're thirsty for some details about my upcoming release, so I'm here to spill the tea ... bartender style.
POV: You're reading on page 39 and we see the heroine reveal an intimate confession to the hot bartender after devouring the drinks he's poured for her...
Are you ready for a sizzling summer at Orchard Cove?
Two Rivals. One small-town summer.
And a heat wave no one saw coming.

His gaze holds mine for way, way longer than common decency requires.
I am in no way prepared for this.
I’m here to meet a grouchy seventy something woman, not the Hottest Bartender in the Galaxy. I don’t even have makeup on.