The Grease Between Us

His BMW was supposed to need a mechanic. Declan Pierce wasn't supposed to need one too.

At thirty-eight, high-powered attorney Declan Pierce has perfected the art of control. Expensive suits. A ruthless career. A spotless Los Angeles life built around never wanting anything he can't explain.

Then his BMW breaks down in the rain.

And Nico Vega takes one look at him and sees straight through everything.

Tattooed, grease-stained, and completely unimpressed by Declan's money or carefully constructed life, Nico is everything Declan isn't—and everything he can't stop thinking about.

One repair turns into another visit. Then late nights at Vega Performance, motorcycle rides through the city, lingering touches, and a chemistry that forces Declan to confront a truth he's spent nearly four decades avoiding.

But falling for Nico is only the beginning.

When Declan discovers his own firm is helping developers target the neighborhood that Vega Performance calls home, he's forced to choose between the career he's spent his life building and the man who taught him what it feels like to actually live.

For Nico, losing the garage would mean losing more than a business. His father's memory lives in those walls, and loving Declan means trusting someone from the very world threatening to tear them down.

Some things can be repaired.

Some things have to be rebuilt.

And sometimes the messiest thing in your life is exactly what saves you.