The Haunted Heart: A Steamy Small-Town Romance (Millfield Seasons, Book 1)

A steamy small-town novella perfect for a cozy fall evening.

Lennox Hartwell thought opening a craft coffee shop near the Bay of Fundy would be her fresh start. A quiet place to rebuild after her career imploded in spectacular fashion. For eleven months, she’s perfected her latte art, served the locals, and kept her distance from the tight-knit community she desperately wants to join.

Then Moira MacKinnon (notorious matchmaker and unofficial town mayor) volunteers Lennox to co-chair the Haunted Harvest Festival. Her partner? Cal MacKinnon, Moira’s devastatingly competent grandson who runs the taproom across the street and commands the exact community loyalty Lennox has been chasing.

Cal returned from offshore oil rigs to save his family’s business and put down roots. He’s spent months watching the gorgeous, guarded redhead through his window, drawn to the fierce determination she hides behind color-coded binders and professional distance. Working together on a haunted house should be simple.

Except every late-night planning session makes it harder to ignore the chemistry sparking between them.

As October fog rolls in and they transform an abandoned factory into Millfield’s most ambitious attraction, Lennox discovers the scariest thing isn’t the haunted house. It’s falling for a man who catches her every time she stumbles and makes her believe she deserves to stay.

Tropes readers love: 🎃 Forced proximity & meddling grandmother 🎃 Grumpy/anxious heroine meets cinnamon roll hero 🎃 Small-town Maritime charm with multiple open-door scenes 🎃 Can be read in one sitting (~2 hours) 🎃 Guaranteed HEA

Book 1 in the Millfield Seasons series. Steamy standalone novellas set during seasonal festivals in this cozy Maritime town. Perfect for readers who want all the feelings and heat without the time commitment.