Witch Rachel Bradstreet returned to Calderon determined to keep every choice her own. Then her inherited brownstone turns its magic against her—and her grimoire names alpha-witch contractor Zac Stratton as her fated mate.

The renovation wakes something buried in the foundation: a working twisted to reject Rachel and drive her from the brownstone. Zac’s crew fills the house with noise and warmth—the found family she never expected—and Zac falls first, hard. But the danger climbs higher every day, the bond pulls harder every night, and the attacks become more personal until Rachel discovers the one person who should love her most wants her gone. Then the magic turns on Zac too. She can give up the house and keep him safe, or fight for what’s hers and risk losing him.

When the person who should love you without conditions wants you gone, do you let them control your life again—or fight back and risk losing the man you love?

Fated Mates   ·   Forced Proximity   ·   Found Family   ·   He Falls First   ·   Workplace Romance   ·   Witch / Paranormal Romance

Heat:  Steamy (open door)

Tone:  Suspenseful, emotional

Series:  Book 1 of 6, Fated Witches of Calderon (interconnected standalones)

Length:  ~35,000 words, a fast-paced novella

Ending:  HEA, no cliffhanger

POV:  Dual, third person, past tense

Content Notes:  Family estrangement, an emotionally abusive parent, off-page grief, a pressured arranged bond in backstory, on-page intimacy; no cheating, no cliffhanger, no graphic violence.