Always Be Mine

Single dad. Live-in nanny. One line I can't cross.

Being a single dad in a small town like Trickle Creek means everyone assumes you need help. I've spent years proving them wrong-running my business, raising my daughter, and showing my big family I can handle everything on my own.

Until my late father's will backs me into a corner.

Now I have six months to hire a nanny, or risk losing everything my family built. Enter Lucy Willis-my new tenant, the woman who kissed me before she knew I was her landlord, and the last person I should be trusting with my home, my daughter, or my heart.

Lucy was supposed to be a practical solution. Someone to help with childcare while I meet the terms of the will. But in a town where nothing stays simple for long, she slips into our lives with ease-laughing with my daughter, holding her own with my family, and making my house feel like a home again.

I've survived as a single dad by keeping my walls up. Falling for the nanny wasn't part of the plan. And if I want to protect my daughter, my family, and everything I've worked for, I may have to choose between doing what's expected... and following my heart