Contracted Enemy : Forced Proximity, Small Town, Enemies to Lovers Romance
Olivia Kay
I needed a restart
New town. New house. No men.
When I bought this house sight unseen, I expected a charming fixer-upper—I got a haunted disaster with a porch that looks like it might file a restraining order.”
When contractor Gage Carter showed up—tool belt slung low, muscles flexing with every step, and a smolder that could melt the resolve of any woman with a pulse—saying no suddenly felt like it didn’t stand a chance.
He’s impossible—short-tempered, bossy as hell, and carrying around a past darker than his morning coffee.
We keep colliding in unfinished rooms, trading insults, glances and secrets.
He builds walls—I keep tearing them down.
Until one thunderstorm.
One power outage.
One mistake I can’t take back.
Now I can’t sleep, can’t write, can’t focus.
He thinks I’m dramatic.
I think he’s emotionally constipated.
And somewhere between drywall and stolen kisses, I’m falling for him.
Now, I’m dealing with peeling paint, nosy neighbors, and two pink lines… and the man who built me this home might never want to stay.

