Quiet, Please

Clara Vance lives for order. As the head librarian of the Sterling Athenaeum, she ensures that every book, every archive, and every breath taken in her sanctuary is perfectly controlled. Silence isn’t just a rule; it’s a lifestyle.

Then the renovation starts.

Knox isn’t just a contractor; he’s a one-man chaos engine. He’s loud, he’s covered in plaster dust, and he seems to take personal pleasure in disrupting Clara’s carefully curated peace. He’s tearing up her floors, taking over her space, and filling the air with the sound of power tools.

Clara wants him gone. Knox wants to see what happens if he makes her lose that famous control.

It starts with a noise complaint. It ends with a handprint of white construction dust on a black pencil skirt—and a realization that sometimes, the most structural integrity comes from the things that shake you to your core.

Quiet, Please is a steamy, high-heat contemporary romance featuring a stern librarian, a competent blue-collar hero, and a "dust scene" that will ruin you for renovations forever. Book 1 in the Built to Last series.