NO FIREWORKS
Book One in the Rom-Com Recovery Series
Love doesn't have to look like a movie to be real.
Mara Holloway is done with romance-especially the cinematic kind.
After too many heartbreaks, too many walkaways, and way too many expectations she could never live up to, she's sworn off anything that smells like a meet-cute. Instead, she joins the Rom-Com Recovery Group, a support circle for people burned by real-life love stories that never lived up to the script.
Mara expects awkward icebreakers, forced vulnerability, and maybe the occasional stale cookie.
She does not expect Calder Caldwell.
Once a hopeless romantic, Calder knows exactly how dangerous grand gestures can be-especially after a rooftop proposal went up in literal flames and burned more than just a banner. Now, he keeps his heart behind careful walls. No drama. No expectations. No fireworks.
But when Mara and Calder are paired for the group's "low-stakes connection exercises," something shifts-slowly, softly, and in the small moments both of them were convinced didn't count.
Then his ex-fianc e walks into the group meeting and everything detonates.
Old wounds resurface.
New fears flare.
And Mara must decide whether love is worth trying again when it doesn't come with a sweeping soundtrack.
No Fireworks is a tender, slow-burn romance about healing, honesty, second chances, and choosing the kind of love that doesn't explode-but stays.
Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Katherine Center, and character-driven romances that make you feel.