He's the new kid on the block. Strong, sexy, older. And he just pretended to be my boyfriend.The new paramedic just took the Emergency ward by storm-and my heart along with it.A split-second lie to get a strung-out patient off my back.It worked. He saved me. And now, he's my hero.All broad shoulders, steady hands, and silver-streaked temptation-the kind of man who looks like he walked off the cover of a first responder calendar and into my dangerously off-limits fantasies.I won't lie-I feel a pull between us. And everyone else sees it too. They think we should be a thing.Too bad I have one unbreakable rule: never fall for a coworker.I learned that the hard way. Last time, I had to pack up my life, uproot my son, and start over in a new town. I swore I wouldn't make that mistake again.I try to keep it casual, but he keeps showing up when I need him most. Steady. Gallant. Protective.And I can't say I hate it. Suddenly, keeping my rule seems impossible. Then the roles reverse, and I'm the one pacing hospital halls-my son's life hanging in the balance, my heart in my throat-and the only person I trust to hold me together is the man I swore I wouldn't fall for.