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Evie Marino (Evelyn Elliot)
Heroine - Type-A marketing professional turned surprise mom
30-year-old curvy brunette, tall former basketball player with long dark hair (often in ponytail), dark eyes, pouty lips, thick thighs. Wears power suits with sky-high red-soled heels for work, nursing tanks and stained leggings at home. Exhausted with shadows under eyes postpartum but fierce and beautiful. Has PCOS, was told she couldn't get pregnant.
"Independent city girl who discovers she's pregnant when her water breaks at a town festival - then must learn to accept help from the charming firefighter baby daddy camping in her backyard"
Jasper Lawrence
Hero - Golden boy firefighter/paramedic turned devoted single dad
30-year-old tall, broad-shouldered firefighter with green eyes, single dimple, messy hair that sticks up, heavily tattooed arms, muscular chest with hair. Wears Maplewood Fire Department t-shirts that ride up showing abs, aviator sunglasses, worn jeans. Fills entire doorways. Charming smile, boyish enthusiasm, looks like 'Mister Rogers and Tom Hardy wrapped in one sexy package' especially with baby in carrier.
"Small town playboy firefighter who delivered his own surprise baby, then camps on the mother's lawn to prove he's serious about fatherhood - patience and devotion incarnate"
Vincent James Lawrence
The surprise baby who brings them together
Infant with curly black hair, green eyes like his father, rosebud lips, long eyelashes, his father's ears, single dimple, chubby cheeks and thigh rolls. Drooly with gummy smiles, kicks legs like a swimmer when happy. Wears sailor outfits and giant floppy sun hats.
"Adorable miracle baby born from cryptic pregnancy, first laugh champion, certified genius (according to proud parents)"
Ruby Stone
Best friend - romantic optimist
Tiny woman with red bob haircut, full sleeve tattoo on left arm. Heavily pregnant (then postpartum). Bold style: checkered maternity dresses with lime green cardigans, winged eyeliner, lime green silk kimono postpartum.
"Evie's closest Maplewood friend, boutique owner, believes in fate and soulmates"
Frankie Dunne
Best friend - badass mechanic
Five foot two, wiry with impressive biceps and generous tattoo collection, honey-colored hair in ponytail (later chin-length), colorful tattoos. Wears tank tops and coveralls tied around waist, cut-off tees over bikini despite cold weather. Terrifying despite small size.
"Five-foot-two terror who owns all-women auto shop, fiercely protective, legendary hatred for Police Chief Nolan"
Josh Lawrence
Jasper's older brother - grumpy farmer setup for next book
Bear of a man, 35 years old, stockier than Jasper with dark hair, full thick beard, muscular shoulders. Wears flannel and boots that leave dusty prints. Stoic expression, jaw often clenched, stammers when flustered around women.
"Former Wall Street exec turned meticulous maple farmer, haunted by ex-fiancée's betrayal, meets his match in tiny redheaded teacher Celine"
Celine LeBlanc
New kindergarten teacher - future love interest setup
Barely 5 feet tall, wild red hair, tiny fairy sprite build but carries herself like a mafia enforcer. Wearing jean shorts and lacy black bra with sparkly pink Crocs, sweet smile. Confident and competent with her own tools.
"Unflappable single mom to autistic son, showed up to meet landlord in just a bra while chasing her kid, calls Josh 'a man who yells at clouds'"
Ad Headlines
| # | Headline | Angle | Emotion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her water broke. She had NO idea she was pregnant. | Cryptic pregnancy shock hook | Disbelief, curiosity, 'wait WHAT' factor |
| 2 | Firefighter delivered his own baby. Now he's camping on her lawn. | Hot dad forced proximity | Intrigue, humor, attraction |
| 3 | One night stand. One surprise baby. One patient hero who won't leave. | Trope stacking for BookTok | Swoon, inevitability, fate |
| 4 | She thought she couldn't have kids. PCOS stole that dream. | PCOS representation miracle baby | Hope, validation, emotional connection |
| 5 | Type-A planner meets eternal optimist camping in her backyard. | Grumpy/sunshine opposites attract | Humor, chemistry, tension |
| 6 | Hot firefighter in baby carrier. That's it. That's the book. | Visual BookTok bait | Instant attraction, book boyfriend material |
| 7 | He removed his mask to save her. Firefighters NEVER do that. | Ultimate sacrifice love moment | Desperation, epic love, stakes |
| 8 | Small town. Surprise baby. One firefighter who falls FIRST. | He falls first trope highlight | Swoon, devotion, pursued heroine fantasy |
| 9 | She wanted him to be another shitty man. He refused. | Breaking down walls, trauma healing | Validation, being proven wrong, hope |
| 10 | Yesterday he didn't exist. Today she can't live without him. | Instant overwhelming love (maternal + romantic) | Love at first sight, world-changing moment |
Excerpt Frames
He just delivered a baby at the town festival. Emergency over, right? Wrong. The mom just told him HE'S the father.
'You,' she gasped. 'You're the father.' An explosion went off in my chest, the sound louder than the sirens. Louder than the festival. My ears rang, my vision going hazy.
Read the moment everything changed →
Jasper Lawrence breaks the ONE rule firefighters never break. For her.
A firefighter should never remove their mask. That was the first rule of the trade... But this was not a normal fire. Nor was it a normal rescue. And it gutted me, watching her struggle for air. So I briefly removed my respirator and fit it over her face.
This is what love looks like. Read their story →
He's been patient for MONTHS. Camping on her lawn. Proving himself every single day. Now he's ready to ask for forever.
'I don't just want your today, Evie. I want all your tomorrows too.'
Get the book that made me believe in patient heroes →
She WANTS him to fail. Wants him to prove her right—that men always leave. Instead, he keeps showing up. And it's breaking her in the best way.
'I just want you to be another shitty man. Another person who lets me down so I can write you off and then smugly control everything. But you. You just keep being decent and helpful.'
Watch her walls come DOWN →
Evie holds her newborn son for the first time. She didn't know she was pregnant until her water broke. Now she's holding the miracle she never knew she needed.
Yesterday, I had no idea you existed, and today, I can't live without you.
This cryptic pregnancy story will WRECK you (in the best way) →
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