I didn't marry a hot orc because I believed in fairy tales, I married him because my son needed a father, health insurance, and a home that would welcome his differences.
The decision was practical. Logical. Completely emotionally manageable.
Except nobody warned me that "practical" would mean sharing a kitchen every morning with a huge tattooed male who makes coffee before I ask, who calls Milo his son like it costs him nothing, who gets quieter when things get hard—like a wall of calm I keep wanting to lean against.
And I had no idea how hard I would fall for Jay, Korrad’s twelve-year-old son. This achingly lonely kid who plans our entire beach wedding with a clipboard and a vision, who adds on to his backyard fort so my son can fit beside him….who looks at Milo like he's been waiting for a brother his whole life.
Korrad and I have an arrangement. A contract. Rules that made perfect sense when we were strangers. They make considerably less sense now that I see how well we all fit together. Now that the only thing standing between me and complete disaster is the man I married for all the wrong reasons.
Because I have secrets I've been carrying alone for a long time. I told myself they weren't his problem. I'm starting to think I was wrong about that.
This feel-good, low-angst, high-heat cozy romance features the following tropes: marriage of convenience, single parents, built family, a protective hero, Fated Mates, and small town (of course).
Genre: Paranormal Romance
The decision was practical. Logical. Completely emotionally manageable.
Except nobody warned me that "practical" would mean sharing a kitchen every morning with a huge tattooed male who makes coffee before I ask, who calls Milo his son like it costs him nothing, who gets quieter when things get hard—like a wall of calm I keep wanting to lean against.
And I had no idea how hard I would fall for Jay, Korrad’s twelve-year-old son. This achingly lonely kid who plans our entire beach wedding with a clipboard and a vision, who adds on to his backyard fort so my son can fit beside him….who looks at Milo like he's been waiting for a brother his whole life.
Korrad and I have an arrangement. A contract. Rules that made perfect sense when we were strangers. They make considerably less sense now that I see how well we all fit together. Now that the only thing standing between me and complete disaster is the man I married for all the wrong reasons.
Because I have secrets I've been carrying alone for a long time. I told myself they weren't his problem. I'm starting to think I was wrong about that.
This feel-good, low-angst, high-heat cozy romance features the following tropes: marriage of convenience, single parents, built family, a protective hero, Fated Mates, and small town (of course).
Genre: Paranormal Romance