Genre: Contemporary romance with dark elements

Meet Sloane Nash, a resilient baker with a sharp tongue determined to build her own happily ever after, and Vincenzo Barone, a powerful man accustomed to controlling every outcome. Told in dual first-person POV, their story blends sharp banter and fairy-tale imagery with morally complicated power, secrets, and obsession.

Tropes:
Morally gray hero, sunshine heroine, power imbalance, forced proximity, stalking, trauma, coercive dynamics, emotional intensity.

CONTENT WARNING:
This story contains adult themes that may be difficult for some readers. Content warnings include: explicit language, explicit sex scenes, addiction, abuse, trafficking and coercion themes, trauma, anxiety, stalking, murder, dubious consent, implied threat of sexual assault.