Claimed by the Grumpy Soldier

I moved into a haunted house, pissed off my grumpy ex-military neighbor…

And now I’m sleeping in his guest room, half-naked and fully confused.

All I wanted was a fresh start and maybe a functioning toilet. Instead, I got a moody, tattooed neighbor. He has military abs and zero tolerance for my sunny attitude.

Our first meeting? He threatened to call the sheriff. Our second? He saved me from an intruder, and saw me in nothing but a towel.

Now I’m stuck living under his roof, where the tension sizzles hotter than his cast-iron skillet. He’s older, brooding, off-limits… and completely irresistible.

He says I talk too much. I say he scowls too hard. But when real danger comes knocking, he becomes my shadow, my protector… my temptation.

He’s hiding something behind those stormy eyes and I’m about to break every rule to uncover it. Even if it means falling for the one man I was never supposed to trust.

Enemies to lovers wasn’t on my renovation checklist. Neither was falling in love. But here we are.