Book excerpt: A good girl in small town Oregon is about to leave the friend zone to find romance with a sweet and sexy veterinarian in this contemporary romance. As the designated good girl of Redwood Ridge, Oregon, Gabby Cosette has landed a permanent position in the friend zone. With no prospects in sight, she’s ready to let the town gossips set their matchmaking sights on her. Too bad their perfect match happens to be her boss at the veterinarian clinic—and her best friend. Sure, Flynn O'Grady is handsome and kind, but getting involved with him would risk toppling both of their carefully constructed worlds. Even if he is starting to make her girly parts zing. Deaf since birth, Flynn has always felt like an outsider. Aside from his brothers, Gabby is about the only person who's gone out of her way to treat him as more than a handicap. Which is exactly why he's hidden his attraction for his beautiful vet tech. Without Gabby, his work as a veterinarian, never mind his personal life, wouldn't flow. But when a single kiss changes everything, he wonders if taking the ultimate shot at love might be worth the risk.