Numb Lips, Silent Stares

Maya has a terminal case of "nervous rambling." When she gets uncomfortable, the filter vanishes, and the words just start pouring out. She swore nothing could be more humiliating than her mouth running wild-until a single Friday afternoon proved her entirely wrong.It starts at the dentist's office. Under the heavy, uncooperative fog of maximum-strength Novocaine, Maya tries to flee her appointment, only to have her knees turn to jelly. She is saved from a face-plant by Luke Bennett, the clinic's incredibly sweet, hopelessly endearing new assistant. Luke is a professional, but one dizzy, tilted look from Maya sends a fierce crimson flush rushing up his neck. He is so painfully shy he can barely hold his dental tools straight around her, yet the second a creep makes a pass at her in the hallway, his soft demeanor vanishes into a dark, protective glare.An hour later, trying to bake away her mortification, Maya whips up a batch of viral pistachio Kunafa chocolate to deliver to her elderly neighbor. Except, the door doesn't open to a sweet old lady. It opens to Nate Sterling. Nate is broad-shouldered, incredibly intense, and possesses a silent stare that completely short-circuits Maya's brain. As she launches into a panicked, five-minute monologue about chocolate tempering temperatures just to fill the agonizing silence, Nate doesn't blink. He just stares. Dark, unreadable, and completely paralyzing.Two impossibly intense, wildly different guys. One chaotic afternoon.Now, Maya is caught between a sweet, blushing dental assistant who admires her softly from afar, and a brooding new neighbor whose quiet presence speaks louder than words. Maya's tongue might be numb, but her heart is suddenly working overtime.Can a girl who can't stop talking find her perfect match in two guys who barely say a word?