He was cooking up a storm…until she came back to town. Carter Hartman knew the rhythm of small-town run the tavern, feed the community, keep his head down and his family close. He didn’t have time for distractions—especially not the kind with a pastry degree, curves for days, and plans to open a dessert shop right across the street. But when Ainsley Fischer walked back into Laurel Falls looking nothing like the pigtail-wearing kid he used to ignore, every possessive instinct Carter had buried came roaring to life. She was his best friend’s little sister. His competition. The one woman he couldn’t have—and the only one he couldn’t stop thinking about. Now they’re fighting over customers by day and fantasizing about each other by night…and the closer they get, the more Carter realizes he’s not just at risk of losing business. He’s at risk of losing his heart. Falling for My Rival is a steamy small-town instalove romance featuring a gruff tavern owner who falls hard and fast, a curvy heroine with something to prove, and enough enemies-to-lovers heat to melt your eReader. No cheating, guaranteed HEA, and plenty of frosting-smeared tension that ends exactly where you want it. Welcome to Laurel Falls, where rushing waters wash away the past and carve new paths to love. In this tight-knit Pennsylvania town, the Hartman Brothers thought they had life figured out. After losing their father young, these five siblings built their world around protecting each other and the community that raised them. They work with their hands, love with their whole hearts, and aren't afraid to fight for what matters.