When a mistaken obituary reunites two old crushes, sparks fly and a long-buried second chance at love finally ignites. But will the one that got away stay this time?

In At First Spite, Karl and Molly were always almost something. Right after high school, friendship teetered on the edge of romance… until a foolish misunderstanding sent them down separate paths and out of each other’s lives.

Molly left for Los Angeles and built a life, a marriage, and eventually a career narrating monster romance audiobooks. Karl stayed in Harlot’s Bay and bought a bakery. For years, their connection has been painfully one-sided: Karl listens devotedly to Molly’s audiobooks, clinging to the voice of the woman he never stopped loving.

Then Molly hears that Karl’s obituary has appeared in the local paper.

Shocked and grieving, she flies to Maryland, only to discover Karl very much alive and the victim of nothing more than an accidental obituary. Reunited at last, the two are forced to confront everything they never said and everything they lost.

Molly isn’t ready to trust again. Karl is more than ready to prove he’s worth it. And as Molly’s time in Harlot’s Bay ticks down, the habitual cynic may discover that the town’s cranky baker, and the life she left behind, are impossible to walk away from a second time.

Hilarious, tender, and unapologetically sexy, this grumpy/grumpy romance is the second book in the Harlot’s Bay series and is packed with Olivia Dade’s signature body positivity, sharp wit, and a delicious amount of spice.