Drafts, Deadlines & Denouement

Bennett Crowe came to Dalton to audit a writers' retreat.

He did not come to be adopted by a small town, emotionally ambushed by muffins, or protected by Benjamin Black-the retreat's sharp-eyed attorney with excellent boundaries and a dangerous talent for seeing straight through him.

As sponsor pressure turns into public backlash, Bennett is forced to choose between the career that trained him to stay obedient and the retreat that teaches him integrity might cost everything-but still be worth it.

Benjamin has spent years protecting Dalton's writers, their privacy, and the fragile magic of a place where people come to breathe again. He knows Bennett is trouble the moment he arrives with a clipboard and corporate calm. He also knows there is a good man underneath all that control.

When funding, reputation, and the future of the retreat are put on the line, Bennett and Benjamin must decide what they are willing to risk-not just for Dalton, but for each other.

Warm, witty, and full of found-family chaos, Drafts, Deadlines & Denouement is a small-town MM romantic comedy about integrity, belonging, and the terrifying joy of choosing love out loud.