More Than Our Secrets

She’s running from her past. He’s determined to be her future. A sarcastic heroine, a small-town detective, and one unexpected inheritance—where enemies spark, secrets unravel, and love finds us…even when we’ve stopped believing in it.

I’m certain of three things:
Love is a lie.
Dax Holmes is an arrogant jerk.
And happily ever afters don’t exist.
At thirty-five, I’m flat-broke, unemployed, and one bad day away from a life-altering crisis. When I inherit a seaside home from an anonymous will, it feels like a miracle—until I see which house it is.

The one of my damn nightmares.
Returning to Glades Bay was never part of the plan. Neither was leaning on the town’s annoyingly attractive detective after vandals break in. Dax Holmes has a jawline that could dissolve knee-caps, and a habit of showing up exactly when I don’t want him to.

The heat sparking between us? Pure stress-induced madness.
My plan is simple: uncover the truth about the inheritance, hand over the house, and get out before this small-town circus—with its pole-dancing support groups and matchmaking cats—sucks me in.
But the more time I spend with Dax, the harder it is to remember what I’m running from. As our late-night investigations turn into something deeper, my walls start to crack…

Falling for him might just be the biggest secret of all.