Cursed by Contract: A Paranormal Romcom Standalone

A laugh-out-loud paranormal romantic comedy standalone

Managing a town is hard.

Accidentally binding yourself to a magical contract with a broody fae enforcer? Harder.

Mara Kline is the tourism director of Sweetwater Springs, a town famous for its festivals, charm, and her ability to keep everything from falling apart. She thrives on schedules, spreadsheets, and solving everyone else’s problems.

Then she signs the wrong document.

Now she’s legally bound to an ancient Accord designed to keep the fae world from bleeding into the human one—and her assigned “handler” is a six-foot-four, emotionally repressed fae enforcer who claims he’s there to train her.

And possibly eliminate her if she fails.

Rowan is precise, disciplined, and deeply uncomfortable with unpredictability. He’s here to stabilize magical breaches. He’s not here to get emotionally attached to the human custodian whose anxiety disorder keeps destabilizing reality itself.

Unfortunately, Mara’s emotions and the magic are now intertwined. And the only thing that seems to steady both of them… is Rowan.

It’s just professional supervision.

Just magical crisis management.

Just cohabitation to prevent interdimensional collapse.

They both know the rules:

✔ Maintain emotional neutrality

✔ Follow Accord protocol

✔ No emotional entanglement between fae and human

✔ Absolutely no falling in love with the person assigned to monitor—and possibly execute—you

Too bad they’re already breaking all of them.

When a rival fae enforcer arrives to audit Mara’s performance—and quietly assess whether she’s worth keeping alive—Rowan is forced to choose between duty and desire.

And Mara must decide whether she’s willing to surrender control… or risk two worlds collapsing just to prove she can handle everything alone.

Love might be the only thing strong enough to rewrite the rules of magic.

And neither of them was trained for that.

Perfect for readers who love: Forced proximity romance Grumpy immortal/anxious sunshine heroine Laugh-out-loud banter and physical comedy Fake dating with magical consequences Touch-starved tension and slow-burn spice Workplace romcom meets supernatural politics Protective MMCs who absolutely should not be in love