Catching Strays

Marble Hearts: Book 2

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Genres

Rural Suspense, Marriage of Convenience, Forced Proximity, Fake Relationship, Small Town Romance, Grumpy / Sunshine, Suspense Romance, Slow Burn, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Abuse, Sex, Violence, and Profanity

Type of Ending

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Series

Marble Hearts — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is not required

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Publication Date

Oct 12, 2026

Page Length

426 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Catching Strays

Marble Hearts: Book 2

Published Copy

Blurb

A bubbly banker in witness protection arranges a fake marriage with a grumpy local handyman.

He's a bleach-blonde, West Coast property development prince with a wild streak and a circle of loyal crewmen. He is on the last day of a government contract that has kept him from his riches for seven years. As long as no new entries join the program, he gets his payday.

She's a gossiping Wall Street investment banker living a glamorous and cushy life. Her world is turned upside down when she becomes the number one target of the Irish mafia and is forced into Witness Protection in the middle of nowhere. No one listens when she states, repeatedly, that she would happily die—as long as she dies in NYC.

A fake marriage would easily solve the problem for both of them.

But as danger closes in, they soon realize that seeing each other in loose loungewear and feeling inconveniently attracted to each other is the least of their problems.

Catching Strays can be read as a standalone.

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