Poisoned Pen (Shifting Crossroads, #5)

Ivy has dodged matchmaking for five years, but when her family bundles her off to the Crossroads, she hastily concocts a plan to stay away from males for the entire month. She is partially successful, but when the bartender creates something just for her and takes an interest in her work, she is falling fast.

Chuck has worked at the Crossroads for most of his adult life, so it is quite a surprise to meet a woman who isn't stalking a mate. When he sees a fascination for the written word in he...