He’s a monster who feeds on fear. She’s never been less afraid.

After a spectacular public meltdown and a hasty exit from the startup she helped build, Mia Williams isn’t looking for meaning—just somewhere to disappear. A friend’s strangely cheap sublet in Coral Key, a sleepy coastal town with odd energy and even stranger residents, seems perfect. Her plan is simple: pick up gig work, keep her head down, and stay far away from the chaos she left behind.

But Coral Key doesn’t do normal. And Mia’s new job? Cleaning for the town’s many inhuman residents.

She’s seen her fair share of unsettling clients—but none like Nate Alston. Tall, brooding, and barely clinging to his glamour, the shadowy nightmare creature feeds off of fear and is everything Mia should avoid.

Nate’s immortal, miserable, and very much not interested in falling for a human. But Mia’s chaotic energy is addictive—and unafraid. Worse, she makes him feel… curious. Alive. Maybe even seen.

When Mia needs a date to a Halloween party and Nate needs a distraction from instincts that are getting harder to control, they agree to fake it. Just for a few days. Just until the party.

But Coral Key has a way of making even pretend things real—and falling for each other might be the most dangerous mistake they’ll ever make.

Perfect for readers of Kathryn Moon and Lillian Lark, Hat Man Harvest is a dual-POV, full-length paranormal monster romance with a guaranteed HEA that features fake dating and a tortured immortal shadow daddy.

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Hat Man Harvest is the third in a series of small town standalones, each set in a different location and season. All books in the Wild Wanderings series can be read in any order.