Close Enough to Ruin Me

By J.C. Gabrielson

Jack Keller would walk into a burning house for Laura Whitmore.
Believing her should have been the easy part.

For two years, Laura has wanted the man next door. She's also known better than to expect anything lasting from him. Jack has a reputation for keeping things casual, and after six years with a man who treated her life as his to control, she can't afford another mistake.

But her ex isn't finished with her.

The messages escalate. Someone gets inside her home. And when a fire leaves her with nowhere safe to sleep, Jack becomes the man standing between her and whoever wants to hurt her.

Sharing a bed was supposed to be about safety.

Then he holds her through the nightmares. Kisses her like wanting her is something he's been fighting for years. Lets her see the tenderness beneath all that control.

Laura knows how to resist a man who only wants one night. She has no idea what to do with Jack when he starts asking for tomorrow.

For the first time, she lets herself want more.

Until she uncovers something he refuses to believe.

Jack is certain he can keep her safe. Laura is beginning to understand the cost of his certainty. And with someone determined to reach her, the hardest part of loving him may be convincing him that she can see a danger he can't.

Close Enough to Ruin Me is a steamy standalone romantic suspense novel with a fiercely protective hero, forced proximity, and a happily ever after.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKDCV94N
• ISBN13: 9798175549332
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"