When she comes home for summer, the one man who makes her feel safe is the one she can never have-her father's best friend, Frank Castle. Older, scarred, and fiercely protective, Frank tries to keep his distance. But in the hazy heat of long summers and stolen moments, forbidden desire begins to unravel them both. A slow-burn age-gap romance thick with tension, tenderness, and dangerous temptation. TW: heavy smutt, swearing, alcohol, cheating mentioned, age gaps, sex, slight violence.

Henry Creel has always struggled with his conflicting feelings. But tonight - the final night of the play he's involved in - he's quite sure of what he wants. Is it just lust? Appetites driven by hormones? Or is there more behind those haunted blue eyes? You think you can handle his appetites, until inevitably you stumble into his deepest and darkest secret. And nothing will ever be the same.