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How to Not Fall for the Guy Next Door
Romance
How to Not Fall for the Guy Next Door
Book 1 of the How Not to Fall series
232 pages · First published 2025
After a breakup, Addison Sparks moves across the country for a fresh start and discovers that Ian Kendrick, her childhood crush, is living next door. Both are recovering from failed relationships, so Addison decides the safest approach is to make a practical list of reasons she absolutely should not fall for him. Ian’s kindness to his grandmother, carpentry skills, and increasingly irresistible company make sticking to that plan difficult. This closed-door romantic comedy turns a childhood crush and next-door proximity into a warm story about deciding when avoiding a rebound has become avoiding something real.
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Mild romantic content, including kissing
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Rich coffee suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
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- Fill a highball glass with ice and tonic water. Slowly pour cold brew over the top and express the orange peel over the drink.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Hidden Door Irish Coffee
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Rich coffee suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
What you'll need
- 6 oz hot coffee ↗
- 1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey
- 2 tsp brown sugar ↗
- 1 oz lightly whipped cream ↗
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- Stir hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and brown sugar in a warmed glass until dissolved. Float lightly whipped cream over the back of a spoon.
- Garnish: None.
- Glassware: Irish coffee glass or mug.
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