The Fall Risk

A Romance Short Story by Abby Jimenez

Subgenres & Tropes:

Romantic Comedy,
Forced Proximity,
Neighbors to Lovers

Published 2025

Length 82 pages

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This book is for you if you're into...

Neighbors stuck together in hilariously awkward emergencies
Romantic leads with emotional baggage and bear spray
Valentine's Day stories that go totally off script

Publisher Description

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.

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