When environmental engineer Mara moves into her late mentor's house to secure her inheritance, she doesn't expect to find Liam already firmly planted on the couch—a grumpy, infuriatingly attractive big-oil lawyer who makes her blood boil with every thermostat war and stolen snack. What starts as a clash of incompatible roommates and opposing values slowly transforms as Mara discovers there's so much more to the man behind the scowl, and Liam realizes the fiery scientist who drives him up the wall might be exactly what his carefully controlled life needs. Their banter is electric, their chemistry undeniable, and their shared space becomes increasingly dangerous—in the best way possible. In true Hazelwood fashion, this enemies-to-lovers romance sizzles with witty dialogue, genuine emotion, and the kind of slow-burn tension that makes you forget all about those silly house rules.

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Blend indie pop sass with sultry R&B undertones—think witty banter set to dreamy production. Capture the tension of opposites clashing, the warmth of walls slowly crumbling, and that electric chemistry that makes your heart race. Moody, flirty, intimate.