Sweet Slow Sizzle

Loving him means risking the only family she has left.

Bangers Tavern's bouncer Jojo Williams yearns for sassy server Lana, but she laughs off his attempts to get closer. Determined to penetrate her stubborn defenses, he plunges into the hot mess that keeps her from dating. How hard could it be to win her teen brothers' trust?   

Orphaned big sister Lana Lopez struggles to keep her younger brothers together in the only home they've ever known. One more slip-up, and her interfering tías will separate the boys. Though Jojo's antics warm her wounded heart, the last thing Lana needs is a hunky goofball meddling with her fragile family.  

But when the teens' shenanigans land them in trouble, Jojo may be the only person who can save them. Lana's growing attraction to the gentle giant makes it painful to shut him out, but gambling on his love could cost her everything.   

Come back to Bangers Tavern for a slow burn, sizzling hot, friends to lovers workplace romance full of laughs, steam, and the glorious chaos of 21st century family—the ones we're born into, and the ones we gather to our hearts.