To all the other women in town, Ford Monroe's a player. To his ex, he's a failure she doesn't want around their kid. But to me, he's my best friend. The single dad and I both work as paramedics and are partners on the job. Dating isn't worth ruining the best relationship I've ever had, no matter how hot he is.

But when my ex-fiance comes to town to woo me back and Ford's ex-fiancee claims he's a poor role model for his son, Ford has an idea. An idea so crazy it might just work to get both our exes off our backs.

We're only supposed to pretend to date, but it's not long before I want the real thing. Yet when Ford's life gets rear-ended, the romance growing between us gets put on life support. He has to put his son first, and I'm done changing bandages on my heart for a guy.

Eligible Best Friend was previously published as Shock in K. Bromberg's Everyday Heroes World project. Some details have been changed, but the story is still the same.