He needs a sitter, not a savior. I need rent, not heartbreak.
Then I open the door to a tattooed mechanic with a six-year-old who won't smile—and a home that's one good hug from falling apart.

Grace takes the "temporary" nanny job because it's safer than caring too much. Dylan hires her because sleep, school pick-ups, and single-dad chaos are swallowing him whole. What neither plans on: pancakes turning into pillow forts, whispered rules becoming real promises, and one stubborn little girl deciding Grace belongs. The lines blur—between boss and something more, between make-believe castles and a found family that feels dangerously real. But there are landmines everywhere: the ex who reappears, neighbors with sharp opinions, a date that sparks the wrong kind of jealousy, a long night in the ER, and the offer that could pull Grace away just when Dylan learns how to stay.

Told with humor, heat, and a soft spot the bad boy tries—and fails—to hide, Babysitting the Bad Boy is a grumpy-single-dad x sunshine-nanny romance about choosing the messy, everyday magic of love. Expect flirty banter, swoony kisses, one very opinionated kid, and a hard-won happily-ever-after for a family that builds itself on purpose.