For seven years she hid his son. Now the king will reclaim them both—or burn the kingdom to ash. The Coffee House Reckoning The Gilded Bean sat wedged between a chandler’s shop and a haberdashery on the northern lip of…
He came for coffee. He found the son he never knew and a secret that could destroy them all. The Boy in the Coffee Shop The espresso machine hissed like a struck snake, and Julian Ashby’s attention snapped to the…
She left to protect their son. Now a dynasty wants him—so Lucas returns with a contract she can’t refuse. Bitter Brew The coffee shop was called The Daily Grind, a name so aggressively unremarkable that Clara had chosen it for…
Seven years ago she ran with his secret. Now the alpha will claim them both. The Golden Flicker The scent hit Gideon Rutherford first—a ghost of vanilla and burnt sugar, threading through the bitter roast of the downtown coffee shop…
Their first love never died—it just waited in a six-year-old boy’s smile. The Boy at the Window Raw wind came off the harbor and cut through Sebastian Crane’s jacket as he stepped onto Whaler’s Lane. Salt, diesel, and the sour…
A one-night secret becomes a seven-year-old boy with gold eyes—and the Sterlings want him. The Gold-Eyed Boy at Table Four The morning light came through the café windows in long, honeyed sheets, catching the dust motes that drifted above the…
He survived their game once. Now his son is the target—and Xavier will burn Sterling down. The Boy with His Father’s Eyes A folded newspaper, a twenty-dollar burner phone, and a small ceramic saucer with a single sugar packet: the…
She hid his son to save him. Now the truth has found them—and so has the enemy. The Coffee Shop Discovery The midtown café was a furnace of noise, a clattering symphony of espresso shots, hissing steam, and the furious…
She kept his son a secret. Now the wolf he became will burn the world to keep them both. The Gold-Eyed Boy Rain had been falling since noon, and by four-thirty the city had gone gray with wet. The coffee…
A secret son, a ruthless family, and a contract marriage to the billionaire who won’t let her go. The Stranger with My Son’s Eyes The espresso machine hissed like a struck snake, and Lyra Montclair flinched. She’d been counting the…