The Project Manager's Guide to Overworked Associates
(2026)(The second book in the Spellbound series)
A novel by Amy Padilla
Louis has spent his entire life proving people wrong. If becoming a successful research engineer means long hours, missed weekends, and surviving on far too little sleep, so be it.
Unfortunately, Arthur disagrees.
As a project manager, Arthur believes in things like breaks, healthy boundaries, and not working yourself into the ground. So when he notices a brilliant human researcher running on caffeine and stubbornness, he takes it upon himself to intervene.
Louis just wants to work. Arthur just keeps showing up.
What begins as professional concern quickly becomes something more as Arthur finds himself drawn to the fiercely independent researcher. And despite all his protests, Louis is starting to rely on Arthur’s steady presence, warm purrs, and unwavering support more than he’d like to admit.
Now Arthur has a new project: keep Louis from sneaking into the lab after hours, teach him the meaning of work-life balance, and somehow avoid falling for him in the process.
Genre: Gay Romance
Unfortunately, Arthur disagrees.
As a project manager, Arthur believes in things like breaks, healthy boundaries, and not working yourself into the ground. So when he notices a brilliant human researcher running on caffeine and stubbornness, he takes it upon himself to intervene.
Louis just wants to work. Arthur just keeps showing up.
What begins as professional concern quickly becomes something more as Arthur finds himself drawn to the fiercely independent researcher. And despite all his protests, Louis is starting to rely on Arthur’s steady presence, warm purrs, and unwavering support more than he’d like to admit.
Now Arthur has a new project: keep Louis from sneaking into the lab after hours, teach him the meaning of work-life balance, and somehow avoid falling for him in the process.
Genre: Gay Romance