The Policeman Bidder by Pippa Brook

He once slapped cuffs on her for real. Now he wants to use them for fun.
Two years ago, I got arrested for trespassing while chaining myself to the oldest sugar maple in the state. It was supposed to be a peaceful protest—a last-ditch effort to stop a billionaire from bulldozing the land where I used to play as a kid. Instead, I got hauled off in handcuffs by the local police officer with the stupidly broad shoulders and annoyingly kind eyes.

I haven’t forgiven him.
So when Officer Weston Carter shows up at the Hawks Roost charity auction and bids on me like we’re starring in some steamy enemies-to-lovers fantasy? I assume it’s a joke. A PR stunt. A way to rattle me.
But Weston’s not joking. He says he made a mistake that day. That he’s been thinking about me ever since. And the way he looks at me? It’s not exactly professional.
He arrested me once. Now he wants to claim me—for good.

The Policeman Bidder is a short and steamy, OTT instalove romance featuring a curvy conservationist with a grudge, a hot mountain man police officer who follows the rules (unless it’s the bedroom), and enough tension to set the forest on fire. No cheating, no cliffhangers, just one growly man and the woman he’d arrest the world to protect.