Don’t Leave Me by Kristin MacQueen

Being the new guy in a small town is difficult, especially when you’re the new sheriff’s deputy. I don’t know anyone here except my sister and her kids. When the Sheriff invites me over for dinner, I happily accept, not knowing it will change my life. I’m stumbling over myself when I walk in the door and find the most stunning woman I’ve ever met. I just need to figure out how to stop acting like a boy and show her I can be the man she’s looking for. I don’t realize how my life is about to be turned upside down.
He’s adorable. Charming. And exactly what I’m looking for. I didn’t expect to find the man of my dreams while visiting my cousin in a small town in the middle of nowhere, but I won’t complain… until I find out he only asked me out before the sheriff asked him to. Now, I’m not sure where I stand with him and I don’t like it one bit.

PLEASE NOTE: This book can’t be read as a standalone. You must read Don’t Look Back or the story won’t be complete
Tropes: small town romance, police romance, friends to lovers, protector romance, found family