Bourbon And Lies - Book 1, By Victoria Wilder (paperback, spray edge)

🌶️🌶️Once a cop, now a man trying to rebuild a quieter life, Grant keeps his world small: his distillery, his family, and the shadows he refuses to revisit. The last thing he expects is Laney Young walking into his tasting room asking for a job. She’s gorgeous, sharp, and clearly hiding something. And the lies she tells are too polished to be innocent.

Grant wants distance. Instead, he gets proximity—Laney working under his roof, living in the guest house, and stirring up instincts he’s spent years burying. Her attitude is a challenge. Her presence is a distraction. And the pull between them is a problem he can’t seem to solve.

Laney didn’t come to Fiasco by accident. Her past is closing in, and the only safe place she can think to run is the one town she should avoid. But the deeper she sinks into Grant’s world, the harder it becomes to keep her secrets straight—and the more dangerous her truth becomes for both of them.

When her enemies finally catch up, Grant’s quiet life erupts into chaos. And protecting Laney means stepping back into the darkness he swore he’d never face again.

In a town built on bourbon and buried truths, survival comes down to two things: what you’re willing to hide… and who you’re willing to fight for.