If You Give a Single Dad a Nanny (Aspen Grove, #1)

by Ann Einerson

At first glance, we have little in common. He’s a disciplined thirty-three-year-old billionaire, the dad to a darling little girl, and a literal genius. I’m a twenty-three-year-old free-spirited artist, the owner of an unruly dog, and I have a penchant for new adventures.

I might have told him not to call me sunshine, but secretly I loved it, especially coming from him.

“I have a confession,” I say softly. “What is it?” Marlow looks up at me. “Lola isn’t the only one I missed while I was gone.” “She’s not?” Her eyes widen at my admission. I shake my head, not able to find the right words. “Does this mean you’re finally ready to confess your undying love for Waffles?” she asks with a gleam in her eye. “I wouldn’t bank on that happening anytime soon.” I chuckle.

Hell, I’m usually the sound of reason and ready to run in the other direction at any sign of commitment, but as of late, when Marlow is around, all common sense is thrown out the window. It’s like an invisible string draws me to her and it’s all I can do to keep myself from getting tangled up in her beautiful chaos.

“That’s a damn shame.” Dylan brushes his thumb across my cheek. “You should be reminded every day of how exceptional you are.”

Dylan might think of me as the color in his life, but he’s the brushstroke and the canvas in mine.