Always You

By Erin Branscom

Poppy

I can rebuild a carburetor before my morning coffee, but dealing with feelings for my best friend? Absolutely not. I've got an eleven-year-old brother, Owen, to raise, Murphy's auto shop to keep running, and a carefully practiced I totally have my life together smile to maintain in Bridger Falls, Wyoming.

The only thing holding me together these days is Ollie Kendrick. Bridger Falls hottest firefighter, my lifelong best friend, and the man who lives in the apartment above my shop and somehow knows when I haven't eaten, when I'm overwhelmed, and when I need someone to rescue me when I don't want to admit I need rescuing.

Everyone in town knows Ollie's been in love with me forever. The mailman knows. Maggie, the town meddler from The Dogwood Inn, even has a betting pool on when we'll finally get together.

I was always afraid that loving him would ruin the friendship, and I can't risk it. Ollie's my person.

Then my custody of Owen is suddenly on the line, and we make a desperate choice. A pretend marriage. The problem is that Ollie was never pretending.

Then a surprise baby drops into Ollie's life. Suddenly, the three of us become four with midnight shirtless feedings, accidental family moments that feel a little too real to be pretend, and our world turns into beautiful chaos.

Poppy & Ollie's story is a spicy, slow-burning small-town romance featuring a golden retriever firefighter, a fiercely strong female mechanic, found family, pretend marriage, and a friendship that was made to be ruined in the best possible way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GLJDN9HT
• ISBN13: 9798886620306
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: My Level 10 Life LLC.
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.3"