She's raising two kids that aren't hers.
He's built a life no one's allowed into.
Neither of them asked for a second chance—
But Buckshot, Georgia has other plans.

When school therapist Ellie Rae Whitmore is saddled with custody of her niece and nephew, she trades wild nights for permission slips and fire drills. Keeping the kids fed, her program running, and her heart guarded is hard enough—until the sheriff shows up.

Wade Mercer doesn't do attachments. At thirty-eight, he's spent his life on call, on edge, and off-limits. But Ellie? She storms into his world like a siren on fire—messy, brave, soft in all the places he forgot to be.

As secrets unravel and family lines blur, they'll have to decide:
Do you protect the life you've built...
or fight for the one you never dared to imagine?

Tender, tense, and full of Southern soul, Blue Lights & Bad Habits is a slow-burn small-town romance about healing, home, and the habits love refuses to break.