All the Quiet Things

<p><strong>Some stories start with sparks. The best ones burn slow.</strong></p><p></p><p>Delaney Monroe lives a quiet life. Early mornings dog-eared books and the comfort of her second-grade classroom in New Orleans. Love for her has always been something she reads about not something she risks.</p><p></p><p>Then he shows up.</p><p></p><p>Callum Reed is all intensity and ink with a crooked smile that hides more than it reveals. He's a devoted uncle a gifted craftsman and he makes it far too easy for Del to forget every rule she's ever made.</p><p></p><p>Their chemistry is electric. What starts with a glance turns into slow touches and whispered wants midnight kisses that taste like secrets and heat that lingers long after he's gone. Callum sees her in a way no one ever has. He makes her feel wanted brave undone.</p><p></p><p>But he's holding back. And when the truth finally comes out it won't just break the rules-it'll break her heart.</p><p></p><p>All the Quiet Things is a smoldering slow-burn romance about longing desire and the kind of love that leaves a mark. Set in the lush soulful backdrop of New Orleans it's perfect for readers who crave poetic prose emotional heat and a love story with teeth.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Keywords: slow burn romance grumpy x sunshine single POV emotional angst poetic prose found family spicy contemporary romance secret past NOLA setting character-driven teacher romance inked MMC women's fiction crossover</p>