Bailey Bangs Her Brother’s Best Friend: A Small Town Romcom

Liz Alden

Mar 2026 · Buffed & Polished Book 1 · Liz Alden

About this ebook

Two little words that will forever change the way I see my best friend’s sister: boudoir session.

Bailey Price earns the big bucks in New York City, while I’m cleaning houses as a side gig in our hometown. I love the town, but Bailey only comes home when she has to. 

Then she shows up at my photography studio asking for a boudoir shoot and suddenly I'm the one exposed. Every click of my camera reveals another reason why I can't look away: her curves, her wit, her defensive edge. 

I can’t play it safe. Not when she's looking at me like I'm the only man who's ever really seen her. Not when every photo taken becomes foreplay. 

I have to face the truth: I’ve been in love with her since we were kids. 

There's just one problem: her brother. My best friend. The guy who’s protected Bailey with his fists ever since childhood, who trusts me not to cross that line. 

But Bailey's making it really hard to remember why I ever resisted in the first place.

The question is: how long can a good guy resist his bad ideas?

Bailey Bangs Her Brother’s Best Friend features forbidden love, small-town romance, and a patient hero who’s been head over heels since childhood. Expect high heat, emotional depth, a plus-size heroine’s journey to self-acceptance, and a HEA that’s worth breaking all the rules for. This steamy standalone romance is book one in the Buffed & Polished series.

Ratings and reviews

First of all I was IN at brother's best friend but this book was so much more than I expected. Novellas are hit or miss for me but this one hit just perfect. The body image struggles were portrayed perfectly without being the FMCs only personality trait which I appreciated. This couple was the epitome of "they shouldn't be together" except they TOTALLY SHOULD and I ate it up!

4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ What to love about this book: ❤️Self Discovery 👭Older Brothers Best Friend 🥇He Falls First 📸 Boudoir Photography 🐈‍⬛Cat With Main Character Energy 🏘️Small Town 🫂Found Family 🧑🏽‍⚕️ Mental Health Representation Silas and Bailey are a great team but they are keeping secrets can they figure things out before it's too late.

About the author

I spent ten years traveling the world on a sailboat with my husband. He is not a secret rockstar, nor a grumpy farmer, nor a coworker I accidentally saw naked. I only see him naked intentionally.

Many of my books are based on my travels all over the world – from the Caribbean to Polynesia to Europe. I know exactly how big the world is—having sailed around it—and exactly how small it is, having bumped in to friends worldwide. I’ve been a dishwasher, an engineer, a CEO, and occasionally I get paid to write or sail.

Now I’m in my small town era, both in fiction and real life. I live in Western Massachusetts with a big backyard that would be perfect for a goat if only SOMEONE would let me have one. I like my men to be sweethearts, the bedroom door wide open (with a splash of something new!) and the women to be independent and mature.