Works Like a Lavender Charm

He inherited a house. He found a love. He awakened a past that refuses to stay buried. When Austin attorney Charles Towne-Landon learns he has inherited the historic Chadwick House in Tansy Hollow, America's Gay Mecca, it feels like fate offering him a second chance. Overlooked for partnership and disillusioned with big-city politics, Charles is ready for something more-more purpose, more belonging, maybe even more love. Then he meets Dr. Guy Archambeau at the Tansy Hollow Opera House. Their connection is instant. Electric. Unmistakable. Within weeks, Charles leaves Texas behind to open his own law practice and build a new life in the charming Southern town. With Guy only a short drive away, the future looks brighter than it ever has. But Chadwick House has secrets. A mysterious fruit basket appears inside locked doors. A Gaelic lullaby drifts down from the attic at 3:33 a.m. The scent of bergamot and lemon lingers in empty rooms. And a violent vision from the nineteenth century begins to unravel a tragic chapter in Charles's own bloodline. As Charles and Guy dig into the house's hidden archives, they uncover the story of Angus Chadwick-murdered for loving the wrong man-and the woman who refused to let hatred be the final word. But someone else is watching. Someone who believes the Chadwick legacy should have been his. With danger closing in and a restless spirit guarding the house, Charles must decide what kind of man he wants to be: one who runs from the past-or one who stands his ground and protects the love he's found. In Tansy Hollow, history doesn't just echo. It demands justice. Works Like a Lavender Charm is a sweeping gay romance blending second chances, small-town charm, ancestral secrets, and a love powerful enough to heal generations. Some houses are haunted. This one protects its own.