CAN'T SHOOT WHISKEY

Josh Hurst was supposed to be my forever. Instead, he became the villain in my origin story.
I gave him my heart. He broke it without flinching. So, I did what any self-respecting, heart-shattered girl would do—I declared war.
Our revenge game? Legendary.
Until I left for college and swore I’d never look back.

But life doesn’t care about vows made in the dark.
When my father dies unexpectedly, I’m dragged back to the hometown I outgrew, handed guardianship of my grieving kid brother, and forced to take over my father’s struggling veterinary clinic.
And waiting for me—like karma with a smirk—is Josh.
Not as a memory.
Not as a ghost.
But as my new business partner.

Avoiding him? Impossible.
Forgetting what we were? Laughable.
He still looks at me like I’m his. Like we’re a story paused instead of over. Like one spark is all it would take.
And God help me, the spark is still there.
But we don’t do soft. We don’t do safe.
We do oil and fire. War and wreckage.
Whatever we once were—
Whatever we still could be—
We’re enemies.
And this time, nobody’s walking away unburned.

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What You Get In This Book…
* Enemies to lovers veterinary romance
* Banter, burn, and boiling tension
* Alpha hero with a broken past
* Fierce heroine who gives as good as she gets
* Emotional depth under the snark
* Slow burn ➜ full combustion

❤️TROPES:
Enemies to lovers
Second chance romance
Veterinary romance
Workplace romance
Working with the Ex
Single parent
Childhood sweetheart
Emotional scars and dark secret

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**TRIGGER WARNINGS**

We want our readers to be informed. This novel contains animals who are sick or injured getting treatment at a veterinary clinic with some discussion of surgery, sibling death, parent death, stalker with an attack, and explicit sex scenes.