Damian Cole is a grumpy, ex-military single dad with a fortress for a heart. I’m chaos to his structure—and now living down the hall. One minute I was climbing the journalism ladder. The next? Fired. Shamed. Spectacularly canceled. Now all I’ve got is a dead career, piling bills, and no idea what comes next. Lucky me—my brother called in a favor, and now I’m nannying for his best friend. It’s supposed to be temporary. Strictly professional. Absolutely not complicated. The child adores me. Her dad? He’s frustrating. Bossy. And infuriatingly attractive. His rare smiles make my ...

🍏 Murder, Jam, and Apple Pie: A Killer Festival in Julian 🍏 Public health inspector Emily Greene expected Apple Day to be all about pie judging and jam-tasting—not murder. But when Margaret Harlow, the sharp-tongued director of Julian’s retirement home, drops dead from poisoned custard apple jelly, Emily’s inner sleuth kicks into high gear. With a knack for pie charts and pie crusts, Emily can’t resist the mystery—despite grumpy Detective Rachel Harris warning her off. Luckily, she’s got her sarcastic tabby Whiskers and a too-charming ghost named Kaius tagging along for ...

My boss is grumpy. His daughter is adorable. And I’m falling for both of them. Logan Matthews is all business—sharp suits, sharper scowl. I live in his guesthouse and work for his company. He’s completely off-limits. But avoiding him? Impossible. At first, we’re like two stray cats hissing at each other. Then I see how he spins magical stories for his daughter. And how he quietly takes care of everyone around him. The day we eat lunch under the old oak tree, I notice how attractive he is, when he’s not glaring at me. Somewhere between pizza nights and charades, we stop being ...

He hired me to capture his soul on canvas. I never expected to hand him my own. I’m Sienna Vale—an artist who reads people with a single brushstroke. My latest commission: Nico Moretti, Dallas’s reclusive “philanthropist.” One look at him and every color on my palette turns to danger. His mother wants a portrait. Nico wants me. The FBI wants dirt on his empire—using my studio as the perfect listening post. Now I’m trapped between the man who ruins me with a glance and the agents who can ruin us both. If I spy on Nico I could finally learn what really happened to my family. If ...

A penniless noblewoman, Kat is on the verge of losing everything when she's offered a well-paid job that could be her salvation… or her ruin. Drawn into court's deadly intrigues, she's given a single task: spy on the powerful fae lord known as the Night Queen's Shadow. Bastian Marwood is handsome, ruthless, and cunning, but Kat can't decide if he's a threat to her kingdom or just her heart. To uncover the truth, she must play a dangerous game of desire and deceit, pushing him to reveal his secrets while protecting her own.