One-night changes everything. Can the protector hero and the curvy geek get out of the friend zone and into forever? LIAM Neve is my one who got away. I’ve wanted her killer curves and quirky personality since high school. Years later and I’m still stuck in the friend zone. I get a second chance when it's my job to keep her safe during an attempted bank robbery. I’m not wasting this night. Before morning comes, I vow to make her mine. NEVE I’ve had a crush on Liam forever, but hot guys like him never end up with the curvy geeks like me. After he saves my life during a botched bank robbery, we’re trapped for the night in the bank vault. Alone. With only a deck of cards and a bottle of tequila to help pass the time. I finally have the chance to show him exactly how I feel. One hand of strip poker at a time. Steamy short friends to lovers romance between an ex-military man turned bodyguard protector and the woman of his dreams. Low angst, high heat, no cliffhanger, with a steamy sweet happily ever after. Note to readers: Falling Forever was previously published with the title Heart of Gold. This version is revised and updated.