When Monica Brathwaite's life's responsibilities are brimming at the edges, she realizes she needs a sabbatical from everything. Packing her bags, she finds a rental home on a remote island where no one's needs but her own come first. When she finds out her only neighbor is a young man who makes all her tendencies to take care of people flare-up to life, she has to put herself first. But putting herself first takes a whole different meaning when her neighbor's needs become entangled with hers...

Matthew Kwon decided to disconnect from all his distractions and fuck buddies to focus on his newest sex toy design, but he had not expected to have temptation incarnate next door. Never one to be cautious, he pursues his neighbor. However, he needs to reign in his impulsiveness and focus on his design before his investors decide to fire him from his own company. With his livelihood on the line, will he finally settle down to create or will the lady next door be willing to do some product testing?                                                                                                          

Trigger and Content Warnings:

Past Co-dependency, Burnout, Cheating (not the current couple) Manipulative behavior, narcissism, power dynamics in the workplace, abuse of power, complicated family dynamics, unprotected sex.

*I’m always open to updating the trigger and content warnings, if you find something I didn’t mention please send me a message at ah@ahcunninghamauthor.com