Released:  April 12, 2026

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She mixes his drinks. He’s mixing up her heart.

Tessa’s world is the polished bar top of Thrashers, where her biggest crush walks in every week. Julian is everything she shouldn’t want: older, wiser, and carrying the responsibilities of a single father to a four-year-old son. With his short brown hair, intense brown eyes, and that tightly trimmed beard, the high school science teacher is a distraction she can’t shake.

Their connection starts with easy banter and lingering looks, but it quickly builds into something hotter, deeper, and completely irresistible. With the push of her best friend Heather and the complications from her sister Jasmine, Tessa finds herself drawn into Julian’s world—a world that includes his best friend Jeff and the adorable son who owns his heart.

What begins as a series of secret, steamy hookups threatens to become the real thing. But can a relationship born behind a bar survive in the clear light of day?