She’d rather stay home with a good book.
He's a secret millionaire who hasn’t stayed put for more than a month.
When he’s with her, he finds home.

~James~
I’ve been traveling the world for nearly a decade.
Searching for what, I don’t know.
When I’m back in my home town, I see her.
My best friend’s little sister.
She’s the bookish one, the one who likes to watch from the sidelines.
A craving for her starts within me that burns like fire.
The she says we’re just friends.
I’ll take what I can get, even if it's torture.
But being with her tells me I found what I was searching for.
How do I tell Layla she feels like home without scaring her off?

This passionate love story is a standalone novella and part of the Charming in Blue Ridge series, features a STEMinist heroine, can be read in a quick 2 hours or less, and has no cheating and an HEA.