One job. Three rules: don't open locked doors, don't ask about the past, don't fall for the single dad who hired me.
I break the easiest one first.

When I take a nanny position on Lake Waverly, Graham Whitaker is all iron edges and impossible boundaries—and his daughter hasn't spoken since the day they lost her mother. The house breathes with secrets: rooms that stay locked, a piano gone silent, a man who forgets how to sleep. I'm here to give Lily structure and safety, not to want the father who keeps everyone at arm's length.

But quiet has a way of telling the truth. A storm knocks out the lights. A forgotten melody returns. Lily's small hand finds mine—and Graham's gaze lingers too long to ignore. The town watches. Rumors stir. His rules tighten. Mine do, too. Because if I cross the line between employee and something more, I could lose the only home Lily has begun to trust...and the man who's learning to hope again.

Slow-burn, age-gap, and forbidden in all the right ways, Tempting the Single Dad is a heartfelt small-town romance about healing what grief tried to ruin and choosing the family you build—one unguarded moment at a time.