She showed up mad in tiny shorts. He showed up scarred, silent, and completely unprepared for her.

My best friend's brother has been keeping me up at night. His angle grinder kicks in every evening like clockwork, sending sparks across my ceiling and ruining every good intention I never had. So I march next door to give him a piece of my mind.

One look at those scarred forearms and graphite-dark eyes, and I forget every complaint I rehearsed.

He's fifteen years older. A man built from silence and steel, who lives alone in a trailer behind the shop.

I practically throw myself at him, and when he finally breaks, he doesn't just kiss me. The things he whispers while he's holding me — broken, desperate confessions that prove the quiet ones burn the hottest.

A spicy age gap story featuring a brooding older welder who falls hard, a bold younger woman who shows up with baked goods and bold intentions, and the kind of sparks no welding hood can protect you from. Includes a sweet first time, possessive hero, baby fever, and a very satisfying happily ever after.