He Falls First While Staying Single

Chelsi’s dating life has been a parade of red flags, men who seem fine at first and then prove worse than the last.

After her latest wreck of a relationship, she swears off dating and relies on her trusted toys to get through lonely nights.

Alex is nothing like her—structured, brooding, and private, with no plan to fall in love—until he sees her and falls first.

For the first time in almost two decades he feels hopeful, already picturing a life with Chelsi beside him.

Forced proximity draws these opposites from friends toward lovers, and when the past comes calling they must decide whether a spicy chance at love, and the found family around it, is worth risking the hearts they have protected.