As a Manor of Fact: Book 1 in the Manor of Fate Series

She came to Beaumere to restore a house.
She did not expect to rebuild her life inside it.

Architect Briar Adler arrives in coastal South Carolina hoping one quiet restoration project will help her outrun the mess she left behind in New York. Hargrave Manor is supposed to be temporary. Safe. Professional.

Then she meets Wystan Hargrave.

He is private. Guarded. Intensely attached to the historic estate she has been hired to evaluate and very clear he does not want help.

Unfortunately for him, Briar did not leave her old life just to walk away from complicated men or impossible houses.

As the restoration begins, Beaumere starts to feel less like a stop along the way and more like somewhere she might belong. The town welcomes her. The manor challenges her. And Wystan becomes harder to ignore with every passing day.

Saving the house was the job.

Falling for its owner was not part of the plan.

As a Manor of Fact is a warm, slow-burn coastal romance filled with small-town charm, sharp banter, found family, and a love story that unfolds one careful step at a time.

Perfect for readers who love:

• grumpy sunshine tension
• forced proximity
• small coastal towns
• restoration projects and old houses
• emotionally guarded heroes
• independent heroines starting over
• found family friendships
• slow burn romance with payoff
• no third act breakup

Book one in the Manor of Fate series.