A Blue Collar Boyfriends novellaSingle mom Cassie is nowhere near ready to love again. It's only been a year since her husband passed away. But when a neighborhood emergency brings an old crush, Seattle cop Doug Mendez, to her door, her libido awakens. Her heart might not be ready for commitment, but a no-strings-attached affair with the king of hookups might be just what the doctor ordered.Doug needs a date to his sister's Christmastime wedding. Since he's been taking a break from dating, he has no prospects, but a cute woman he meets on the job—and who happens to be an old friend of his sister's—agrees to step up. On one condition: that he reintroduce her to sex in a casual hookup. Charitable guy that he is, he agrees, but soon realizes he wants more from Cassie than a holiday bargain.