I Need You

Astrid Dovewood lost everything at seventeen-her parents, her certainty, and the life she once knew.

Now the orphaned heiress of the Dovewood estate, she is expected to carry her family's legacy with grace and dignity. But behind the grand halls and quiet expectations, Astrid feels painfully alone.

Humphry Hawthorne was never meant to be more than the butler of the household. Loyal, composed, and always at a careful distance, he understands the rules of their world better than anyone.

But some bonds cannot be contained by duty.

As grief softens into something deeper and unspoken, Astrid and Humphry find themselves walking a dangerous line between propriety and the truth of their hearts.

Because sometimes love isn't convenient.
Sometimes it isn't allowed.

And sometimes the only words that matter are three simple ones:

I need you.