Seven Ways to Hide: The Closed-Door Edition

Tressa Danner only wants her car fixed.Instead, she finds a shirtless mechanic with filthy jokes, terrible music, and a face she knows far too well.Because Reid Ramsey isn't just a mechanic.He's the breakout actor Tressa has secretly been watching on television for two years.Reid is used to strangers wanting something from him. Tressa is different. She mocks him, challenges him, secretly loves every inappropriate joke, and somehow makes anonymity feel more exciting than fame ever did.Their connection is immediate. Easy.Almost suspiciously easy.Disguised dates turn into nights together. Teasing becomes trust. And before either of them is willing to define what they're building, Tressa starts imagining something she rarely lets herself want: A real home. A real family. Something that lasts.But Reid learned the hard way that privacy can be weaponized-and when one innocent mistake puts them in the spotlight, fear threatens to destroy the one relationship that finally feels real.Now he'll have to prove that loving someone means more than hiding with them.It means trusting them when everything goes wrong. CONTENT WARNING: Fade to black intimacy, strong language, paparazzi/privacy themes, family trauma, and emotionally intense relationship conflict. 18+ readers only.