Best Friend's Doctor Daddy: An Age Gap, Forbidden Romance, (Paperback)

<p><b>He's my best friend's dad. I've known him since freshman year.<br>And I'm currently barefoot in his kitchen at 6 AM wearing his shirt.</b></p><p>Dr. Dominic Cross. Chief of cardiology. Forty-eight. Salt at the temples, steady hands, and blue-gray eyes that have never once looked at me the way they're looking at me now.</p><p>I'm a pastry chef between jobs and apartments. Sadie-his daughter, my best friend-offered me the guest room. Just temporary. A few weeks. Until I'm back on my feet.</p><p>Then Sadie left for a six-week work trip. And it's just us. His too-quiet house. My flour on his counters. Mornings where we orbit each other like we don't both know what's building.</p><p>I bake for him. He pretends not to notice. The AC breaks during a heat wave, and suddenly there's nowhere left to hide-not from the heat, and certainly not from <i>him</i>.</p><p>Now I lie to Sadie every time we talk on video. Keep my smile steady. The background tidy. Pretending her father hasn't taken me apart in every room of this house.</p><p>If she finds out, I lose my best friend. If I leave, I lose him. <i>And if I stay...</i></p><p>He's already convinced himself that wanting me is the worst thing he's ever done. <i>I'm starting to think losing me might be worse.</i></p><p><i><b>Best Friend's Doctor Daddy</b> is a scorching age gap romance featuring a silver fox cardiologist, forced proximity under one roof, a forbidden secret that could shatter a family, and a guaranteed happily ever after with no cliffhanger.</i></p><p><b>Perfect for readers who love: </b><br>- Best friend's dad: the ultimate forbidden romance<br>- Silver fox cardiologist who falls first and fights it hardest<br>- Forced proximity: one house, one hallway, zero boundaries<br>- A pastry chef heroine who fills his empty house with warmth<br>- Age gap romance with real emotional stakes<br>- Lies that get harder every time<br>- Protective heroes who break their own rules<br>- Spicy scenes that earn every moment of heat<br>- A guaranteed HEA</p>

• Best Friend's Doctor Daddy: An Age Gap, Forbidden Romance, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798249109615
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-02-20
• Page Count: 474