Sex, Lies and Fire Escapes

Becca Lovell didn’t mean to fall for him. She just needed a job, a distraction, and maybe a little chaos. What she got was Aiden Carter—sarcastic, infuriating, and completely wrong for her. They worked at a greasy pizza joint. She served tables. He worked the kitchen. They barely spoke… except when they were bickering like a married couple or meeting on the fire escape for fifteen-minute cigarette breaks that started to mean everything. It was supposed to be just sex. Just fun. Just a bad idea waiting to happen. But when attraction turns into obsession, secrets unravel, and old wounds resurface, Becca must confront not only her complicated feelings for Aiden but also the parts of herself she’s tried to outrun—addiction, heartbreak, and the shadow of a father who never really loved her. Told with biting humor, aching vulnerability, and the kind of honesty that stings, Sex, Lies, and Fire Escapes is a slow-burn, messy love story for anyone who’s ever fallen too fast, fought their own demons, or kissed someone just to feel something.