He’s my grumpy boss. I’m the sunshine he never expected. And falling for him? Completely off-limits.
I’ve loved working at the Forest Glen Museum for years—until Noah Stone shows up as the new interim director. He’s all business and zero charm, impossible to impress and determined to turn the place upside down.
From the moment he walks in, we clash.
He wants silence and structure.
I bring tea, chaos, and color-coded optimism.
The only thing we agree on? We don’t get along.
But when the town council threatens to turn our beloved museum into a boutique café, we’re forced to team up. Late nights blur the lines, sharp words turn into teasing banter, and somewhere between reorganizing the archives and plotting our rescue plan, I start to see the man behind the scowl.
He’s not cold—just cautious.
Not distant—just protecting his heart.
And as his walls begin to crumble, mine do too.
But just when it feels like we might have a future, a letter arrives—one that could change everything. If Noah doesn’t accept what’s inside, it might not just be the museum we lose… it might be us.
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Sophie Toovey 