Love isn’t about strength or perfection—it’s about finding the one who sees your heart.

Firefighter Eric dedicates his life to protecting California’s grasslands, standing on the front lines with his CalFire team. Steady under pressure, fiercely loyal to his friends, and hopelessly attached to his fire truck, he has everything he needs—except love. When he meets Brady at a friend’s wedding, it’s lust at first sight. Shy, slender, and completely unlike the type Eric usually goes for, Brady intrigues him. But Eric isn’t looking for someone to put him on a pedestal as the big, strong firefighter. He longs for an equal—a partner who sees beyond his strength to the soft heart beneath.

Brady’s carefully constructed life is turned upside down when a tragic accident leaves him as the sole guardian of his niece and nephew. His Developmental Coordination Disorder makes everyday tasks a challenge, but he refuses to let it define him—or stop him from giving Maddie and Lucas the home they deserve. Attending a wedding is already outside his comfort zone, but meeting Eric—a towering man with a gentle voice and an instinct for chivalry—shakes him even more. Falling for Eric is easy; believing a man like him could want someone like Brady is the hard part. But if Brady can silence his fears long enough to take a chance, he just might discover that love doesn’t require perfection—only courage.