"Fake Dating My Grumpy Childhood Crush"

by Janibel Hart

He Was Meant to Protect the Museum—Not Steal My Heart
A Sweet Small Town, Forced Proximity, He Falls First Romance
# Clean
# Romance
# Sweet
# Small Town

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Fake dating my grumpy first love was never part of the plan. Neither was getting trapped under one roof with him. Candlelight Village is my last chance to prove I belong. One perfect Heritage Week could save it. Then Cole Mercer walks back into my life. Grumpy. Controlled. Built to protect. He sees risks everywhere. Including the one aimed at the museum’s most valuable artifact. A single photo sparks rumors. We fake a relationship to secure funding. It should be simple. It isn’t. He broke my heart once. Now he’s the only one standing between me and someone who wants everything I love gone. The closer we get, the less it feels like a lie. The way he watches me. The way he steps in before I even know I need him. The way he chooses me, every time. Someone in this town is watching. Waiting to tear us apart. If I’m exposed, I lose the museum and the man who finally chose to stay.