Unmarked Magic

Theres a reason I dont kiss. Because to kiss is to feel, and I cant afford to feel anything. So I keep it simple. Detached. Controlled. Everyone sees the smile, but I feed the lie. Thats how its always been. Then a fire tears through my home in Cutters Cove, and suddenly Im living under the same roof as my longtime friend, Scarlet—the woman I buried my feelings for years ago. The arrangement is simple: I help around the house and slide her free drinks at the bar in exchange for a bed. Easy. Until the botanical Ive been taking for years gets destroyed, and the carefully built walls around me begin to crack. Because I need that botanical more than I need air. Life gets worse when one night at Jinxed, Scarlet steps in pretending to be my girlfriend, saving me from a surly brunette who wont take a hint. She presses herself into my space, smiling like she belongs there… then kisses me. Im so far gone I cant think straight. Now I know exactly how she tastes, and its a problem I cant afford. Shes my friend. My roommate. And now my biggest complication. Forced to live together, the line between what I want and what I allow myself to want is starting to blur in ways I cant control. Scarlet doesnt date friends. I dont date ever. But the way she looks at me when she thinks Im not watching says something entirely different. And Im running out of ways to ignore it. The more I push her away, the more I want her. But it cant happen. Because the truth Im hiding isnt just dangerous. Its hunger. And if Scarlet finds out what I really am… she wont just walk away from me. Shell run. And Im not sure Ill survive either outcome.

Unmarked Magic ends with a HEA for the main characters. This book can be read as a standalone.