Single Dad’s Waitress by Amelia Wilde

He’ll give her more than just the tip.

Ryder: I’m not looking for love. I’ve been screwed over before, and it was the mother of all disasters. The only silver lining? My cute-as-hell daughter, Minnie. So my only goal when I have to live in Lakewood for the summer is to get in, get back on my feet, and get out of this godforsaken small town with its cutesy cafés and too-nice charm. Until I meet Valentine, the waitress at the Short Stack diner. She’s over-the-top gorgeous, with a body that makes me want to have her for breakfast. And when she sprays me in the face with whipped cream, her pink cheeks start to melt my frigid heart. I can’t let her get to me. A scorching summer fling, sure…but that’s all my life can handle. Once fall comes, we’re over.

Valentine: Waitressing is my job of last resort. So here I am, right at rock bottom. Dumped by my ex? Check. Back in my hometown? Double check. Making a fool of myself in front of the sexiest stranger I’ve ever seen? Nailed it. Ryder is the kind of guy I can never have. He’s sinfully sexy…and a single dad. There’s no room for me in a life like his. Besides, come fall, I’m leaving this place behind forever. The tension between us has to stop. I just have to get it out of my system, because he’s too hot not to touch, and neither of us needs this. If only someone could remind me of that whenever he smiles at me…