I've spent five years becoming exactly who I wanted to be—confident, successful, and unapologetically ambitious.
As lead paralegal at Blake Financial while crushing law school, I've built the life that small-town me could only dream about.
What I haven't planned for? My first love walking into my office, looking nothing like the shy boy I left behind.
He's still quiet, still thoughtful, and still makes my heart skip a beat—but now he's wearing tailored suits and gunning for the same junior counsel position I've been working toward. The boy who once thought a wild Friday night meant stargazing in his pickup truck is now my direct competition.
Between heated strategy sessions and late-night document reviews, I find myself wanting to show him exactly how much I've changed since our innocent small-town romance. But when a career-making case lands in our laps, those after-hours "meetings" in my office are threatening everything I've worked for.
I left him once to become the woman I am today—but now I'm starting to wonder if maybe the biggest risk isn't competing against him, but letting him see just how much of my heart he still holds.

Perfect for fans of workplace romance who love their boardroom drama with a side of steam, and their sweet small-town boys corrupted by big-city girls.