The Hot Surfer Dad Next Door

An Enemies To Lovers Boss Romance

I’m fake-dating my brother’s sworn rival… who also happens to be my new boss.

Ryker Shaw is a walking contradiction—sun-kissed, barefoot, and infuriatingly sure of himself.

He’s also my new boss in this tiny beach town, which would already be bad enough… except he used to be my brother’s rival, he’s a single dad, and he’s way older than me.

I tell myself I hate the smug surfer attitude, the quiet power, the stare that sees way too much.

But then a sponsorship deal threatens everything he’s built, and suddenly we’re fake dating to save his festival—and my career.

Close quarters.

Shared rides before dawn.

Evenings on the beach with his daughter who already loves me.

Somewhere between bickering and pretending, my heart forgets the rules.

And when he lets me see the man beneath the legend—protective, gentle, loyal—I fall. Hard.

But loving him means choosing sides, risking my job, my family, and every piece of steady ground I have left.