Firefighters and Stubborn Bartenders: A He Falls First, Firefighters, Opposites Attract, Instalove Romance (Firefighters of Blush Creek Book 2)

A stubborn bar owner, a persistent firefighter, one occupancy violation, and a whole lot of after-hours heat.

Maggie Hayes has spent years building The Rusty Nail into the kind of bar people come back to—loud, crowded, a little rough around the edges, and completely hers. The last thing she needs is Derek Shaw, a too-confident Blush Creek firefighter, stepping into the middle of a bar fight and then acting like he has any say in how she runs her business.
Derek knows trouble when he sees it, and Maggie is trouble wrapped in sharp comebacks, stubborn pride, and a body he can’t stop thinking about. When an occupancy violation threatens to shut down her bar, he offers to help her fix the problem. Maggie would rather rearrange every table herself than admit she needs him—but Derek is persistent, annoyingly charming, and impossible to ignore.
The more time they spend together after hours, the harder it is to pretend the sparks between them are just irritation. One reckless night changes everything, but Maggie’s fear of getting hurt sends Derek away before either of them can admit the truth.
Now Derek has to decide if he’s willing to fight for the woman who keeps pushing him away, and Maggie has to choose whether protecting her heart is worth losing the man who keeps showing up.