Curious Hearts

What if everything you thought you wanted was exactly what you didn't need? Investment banker Jessica Taylor has spent her entire life checking boxes: Ivy League education Corner office London promotion pending The last thing on her list is inheriting seven cats and a crumbling Victorian house from the great-aunt her family considered an embarrassment. Dr. Ali Ritchie knows about starting over. After her own devastating breakdown, she's rebuilt her life around healing wounded animals and keeping humans at arm's length. But there's something about the controlled banker slowly melting under the influence of seven demanding cats that makes Ali want to risk everything for, including her guarded heart. As litter boxes replace boardrooms and cat hair ruins designer suits, Jessica discovers that some of life's best gifts come with claws attached. But when the career opportunity she's worked toward her entire life finally arrives, she'll have to choose between the future she planned and the love she never saw coming. Because sometimes the family you inherit is exactly the one you need. If you love cosy steamy sapphic slow burns with quirky charm, this cat-filled romance delivers a buttoned-up banker, a warm-hearted vet, and seven demanding cats who know exactly who belongs.

What if everything you thought you wanted was exactly what you didn't need? Investment banker Jessica Taylor has spent her entire life checking boxes: Ivy League education Corner office London promotion pending The last thing on her list is inheriting seven cats and a crumbling Victorian house from the great-aunt her family considered an embarrassment. Dr. Ali Ritchie knows about starting over. After her own devastating breakdown, she's rebuilt her life around healing wounded animals and keeping humans at arm's length. But there's something about the controlled banker slowly melting under the influence of seven demanding cats that makes Ali want to risk everything for, including her guarded heart. As litter boxes replace boardrooms and cat hair ruins designer suits, Jessica discovers that some of life's best gifts come with claws attached. But when the career opportunity she's worked toward her entire life finally arrives, she'll have to choose between the future she planned and the love she never saw coming. Because sometimes the family you inherit is exactly the one you need. If you love cosy steamy sapphic slow burns with quirky charm, this cat-filled romance delivers a buttoned-up banker, a warm-hearted vet, and seven demanding cats who know exactly who belongs.