Terms and Conditions
Charlotte Austin is very good at holding things together.
She's a preschool teacher at an elite private school, trusted with the children of the quietly wealthy. She knows routines. Rules. How to keep small worlds safe and steady. What she doesn't see coming is how quickly her own life can fall apart.
When her boyfriend's hidden debts leave her homeless-and a single mistake exposes how fragile her stability really is-Charlotte loses the one place she thought was untouchable. With nowhere left to go and her pride hanging by a thread, she refuses help... until reality leaves her no choice.
Gabriel Whitaker is a man who believes in structure. Control. Clear lines that don't blur. As a member of the school board-and a single father-he's spent years protecting his daughter's world with careful distance and even firmer boundaries.
A contract marriage solves the problem on paper. A temporary arrangement. Clear terms. No expectations beyond what's written. But living under the same roof changes things. Quiet moments become dangerous. Lines soften.
And when the rules allow one mistake too many, Charlotte must decide whether borrowed stability is enough-or if she deserves something real.
Because some agreements are easy to sign.
And some are impossible to walk away from.
Kindled
She survived him. Now she has to survive the truth-and decide if love can be safe in the light.
Cameron "Cam" has rebuilt her life on quiet rituals: ferry rides at dusk, tea in a corner café, therapy at 8 a.m. She doesn't date, doesn't risk, doesn't slip on the black ice of "maybe." Then she meets Carson-gentle where others take, steady where others sway-and for the first time in years she imagines a future that isn't measured by exits and alibis.
There's just one problem: Carson is the brother of the man who broke her. When a late-night text from her ex detonates the calm she's clawed back, Cam's world begins to close in-harassing messages, a shadow outside her door, a voice she can't outrun.
With best friend Mari and therapist Alyssa at her back, Cam starts doing the unthinkable: telling the truth out loud. Carson listens. Believes. Stands up. But choosing safety means choosing to be seen-and the more Cam steps into the light, the more her past fights to drag her under.
What follows is a slow-burn, high-stakes journey from survival to reclamation: a home invasion that changes everything, a courtroom where her voice does not shake, and a love that refuses to rush what it's willing to stay for.
Kindled is about the courage it takes to ask for help, the family you build on purpose, and the quiet ways healing looks like joy-fresh bread in a warm kitchen, porch lights at dusk, a soft "always" whispered in the dark.
Ten Years Late to Us
Ten years ago, Sloane asked the golden boy of their school to go out with her.
He laughed.
In front of everyone.
She swore she'd never give Cole power over her again.
Now she's back for their ten-year reunion-older, sharper, thriving in a life she built without him.
And Cole?
Still golden. Still infuriating. Still looking at her like she hung the moon.
When a run-in with their old classmates forces them to pretend they're together, Sloane agrees-strictly for convenience, strictly temporary, strictly not falling for him again.
But fake dating turns into stolen glances, almost-moments, hallway confessions, and a wildfire chemistry that's been simmering for a decade.
And when Cole finally tells her the truth-that he loved her back then and was too scared to admit it-it shatters everything she thought she knew.
Now Sloane has to decide:
Can she trust the man who broke her heart at seventeen...
Worth The Wait
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Maren Juliette Holt has spent years convincing herself she's okay on her own.
Between teaching preschool, late-night romance novels, and quiet routines shared with her cat, she's built a life that's safe. Predictable. Manageable.
But safe isn't the same as happy.
After too many relationships that left her feeling unwanted, forgettable, or simply too much, Maren has stopped believing in the kind of love she reads about in books.
Then she meets Beckham Wilder Tate.Charming bookstore manager. Professional over-planner. Owner of the kind of smile that makes her forget how to breathe for a second.The more time she spends with him, the harder it becomes to keep her distance.
Because Beckham doesn't just notice her - he sees her. The messy parts. The anxious parts. The parts she's spent years trying to make smaller.
And worst of all?
He stays.
But learning how to be loved might be even scarier than being alone.
