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The Fall Risk

Abby Jimenez (2025-03-07)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age16

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

StalkingAnxietyCaptivityDivorce

Positive tags

Forced Proximityhappy endinghealing arcHeartwarmingHumor

Tropes

ContemporaryFish out of WaterForced ProximityGrumpy SunshineHealing JourneyNeighbors to LoversProtective HeroSecond ChanceSlow BurnValentine's Day Romance

Themes

ConnectionHealingHealing from TraumaLove vs FearSecond ChancesTrust

Synopsis

Two good neighbors make the best of a bad Valentine's Day in a funny and improbably romantic short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer. It's Valentine's Day weekend, and Charlotte and Seth are not looking for romance. Armed with emotional-support bear spray, Charlotte is in self-imposed isolation and on guard from men. Having a stalker can do that to a person's nerves. Just across the hall and giving off woodsy vibes is Seth, a recently divorced arborist. As in today recently. Heights, he's fine with. Trust? Not so much. But when disaster traps them one flight up and no way down, an outrageously precarious predicament forces a tree-loving guy and a rattled girl next door to embrace their captivity. Soon their defenses are breaking away. Considering how close they both are to the edge, Charlotte and Seth could be in danger of falling-in love.

Tags

Romantic ComedyShort StoryComfort Read