Lila James is my best friend's little sister and I've always looked out for her.

She's five years younger than me, and when she left for college, she was just a kid.

But now she's home for the summer-and she's definitely not a kid anymore.

She's beautiful and smart and everything I didn't know I needed.

Dark eyes. Long wavy hair. And legs that are meant to be wrapped around me.

I'm the guy who likes to have a good time.

Keep things light.

When her brother asks me to hire her at my restaurant, it's a no-brainer.

There isn't anything I wouldn't do for her.

Until she asks me for one more favor.

She wants me to be her first.

Take her V-card.

Go where no man has gone before.

Her words, not mine.

And damn if I don't want to go there more than I've ever wanted anything.

She's only here for the summer, and she says it will be our secret.

It's temporary.

We'll go back to being just friends at the end of summer.

She promises that she won't fall for me.

She knows better.

But Lila isn't the one I'm worried about.

**This is book 1 in the Cottonwood Cove Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**

Cottonwood Cove Series:

Into the Tide

Under the Stars

On the Shore

Before the Sunset

After the Storm