Ray Alvarez has no time for fairy tales.She has bills stacked on the counter, a script she's desperate to believe in, a sister who knows every crack in her armor, and a manager who thinks her financial stress makes her easy to control. At Juniper & Steel, Ray survives by being sharp, funny, and untouchable—serving overpriced cocktails with a smile sharp enough to draw blood.Then Beck Wilder walks behind the bar.Charming, observant, and dangerously easy to like, Beck has his own polished performance to maintain. He is the reliable son, the golden boy, the man everyone expects to smile on cue and keep the peace. But Ray sees the pressure beneath the charm, and Beck sees the exhaustion behind Ray's bite. One late-night kiss behind a closed door turns their banter into something hotter, messier, and far harder to ignore.But love is not simple when everyone wants something from them. Ray's manager is using her debt as leverage. Beck's family is pulling him toward the life they planned for him. And Ray's script—the one fragile dream she and her sister have fought to protect—may be the very thing that forces her to choose between safety, ambition, and the man who makes her feel seen.Funny, emotional, and full of slow-burn heat, Last Call, First Kiss is a contemporary workplace romance about two guarded people learning that being loved does not have to mean being managed, rescued, or owned. It means being chosen—freely, fiercely, and at exactly the moment when walking away would be easier.Order Last Call, First Kiss today and fall for a sharp, tender, late-night romance where the cocktails are strong, the banter is lethal, and the first kiss is only the beginning.

Ray Alvarez has no time for fairy tales.She has bills stacked on the counter, a script she's desperate to believe in, a sister who knows every crack in her armor, and a manager who thinks her financial stress makes her easy to control. At Juniper & Steel, Ray survives by being sharp, funny, and untouchable—serving overpriced cocktails with a smile sharp enough to draw blood.Then Beck Wilder walks behind the bar.Charming, observant, and dangerously easy to like, Beck has his own polished performance to maintain. He is the reliable son, the golden boy, the man everyone expects to smile on cue and keep the peace. But Ray sees the pressure beneath the charm, and Beck sees the exhaustion behind Ray's bite. One late-night kiss behind a closed door turns their banter into something hotter, messier, and far harder to ignore.But love is not simple when everyone wants something from them. Ray's manager is using her debt as leverage. Beck's family is pulling him toward the life they planned for him. And Ray's script—the one fragile dream she and her sister have fought to protect—may be the very thing that forces her to choose between safety, ambition, and the man who makes her feel seen.Funny, emotional, and full of slow-burn heat, Last Call, First Kiss is a contemporary workplace romance about two guarded people learning that being loved does not have to mean being managed, rescued, or owned. It means being chosen—freely, fiercely, and at exactly the moment when walking away would be easier.Order Last Call, First Kiss today and fall for a sharp, tender, late-night romance where the cocktails are strong, the banter is lethal, and the first kiss is only the beginning.