The only thing worse than having a hot neighbor you’re too intimidated to talk to is accidentally hitting his cat with your car. Felix Lane was perfectly content to spend the rest of his days with Sunny, his canary life companion, in their quiet little corner of the suburbs. But then Kirk Shoo with his unusual eyes moved in across the street, and Felix’s carefully constructed life is starting to unravel. When your every bad-boy fantasy lingers at the mailbox, stands too close and smells too damn good, what’s an under-appreciated administrative assistant to do? Besides sneak out the backdoor to go to work? But when Kirk’s cat runs out in front of Felix on his way home, he has no choice but to face the music and his dream man. Unless ... What starts as a tragic accident turns into something far more bizarre. And when Felix’s backyard begins to look like a pet cemetery, he has no choice but to come clean. That is, if he can manage to find his sexy neighbor at all.

Nine Stones

“You come here often?” Felix ran a finger along the edge of the napkin. A strange feeling spread in his gut like he was being shown something without knowing what he was looking at.


“This the one who’s been keeping you?” A stunning black-haired woman appeared by the table and bent down to nuzzle Kirk like a few others had.


“This is Felix.” Kirk motioned at him. “Felix meet Sofia, the owner of this restaurant.”


“Felix.” She grinned at Kirk. “A Felix for a Felis.” She offered Felix her hand. “You come tell me if he isn’t treating you well, Felix.”


Her almost black eyes swung back to Kirk and they stared at each other in silence, much like Kirk had been staring at Mr. Diaz but a little less threatening.


“You’re precious, Felix. Know your worth and demand to be treated accordingly.” She smirked at Kirk before giving Felix her full focus. “If this oaf doesn’t do right by you, I know several others who’d be willing to take his place.”


Chapter 12