At thirty-seven-or seven-and-thirty, as they'd say in one of her cherished Regency romances-librarian Zoey Matthews is a spinster. On the shelf. Alone. But she'll settle for nothing less than a man as good and noble as a hero in a Jane Austen novel...even if it means attending her baby sister's wedding without a plus-one. As the date approaches, Zoey's feeling more like an old maid than the Maid of Honor.
When Engine 17's fire chief appears in her life-on horseback, no less-he seems to check all the boxes. But is Zach Shofner truly a hero? Or is he the villain in this story?

*An earlier version of this story was published in the Sweet Heat Summer charity collection.

Fall in love with the men of Engine 17 one novella at a time! Each standalone rom-com features a different fireman and his quest to find the one woman who will set his soul on fire.