KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

Some people build engines. Others build walls.

Darcy Pruitt has spent years doing both.

Running her own garage while raising her young daughter has taught her one hard lesson: people leave, promises break, and independence is the only thing she can count on. Moving her struggling business next door to a gruff motorcycle builder wasn't part of the plan.

Neither was falling for him.

Cal Briggs has buried his heart beneath steel, grease, and routine ever since losing the woman he loved. Quiet, dependable, and fiercely protective, he prefers engines that make sense over emotions that don't.

Sharing a property line with an outspoken mechanic and her endlessly curious daughter threatens every carefully built boundary he's spent years protecting.

What begins as borrowed tools, reluctant favors, and silent acts of kindness slowly grows into late-night conversations, shared victories, and a connection neither of them expected.

But old wounds don't disappear just because someone new walks into your life.

When Darcy's livelihood is threatened and Cal is forced to confront the past he's never truly escaped, they'll have to decide whether keeping their distance is safer than risking everything for the family they've unexpectedly found.

Keep Your Distance is a heartfelt contemporary romance featuring:

✔ Grumpy hero
✔ Strong single mom heroine
✔ Slow-burn romance
✔ Garage-door neighbors to lovers
✔ Forced proximity
✔ Blue-collar romance
✔ Found family
✔ Protective hero
✔ Small-town charm
✔ Happily Ever After

Perfect for readers who love emotionally rich romances where trust is earned, chemistry simmers, and love grows one quiet moment at a time.