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The Black Dove
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Expected 2 Feb 26He’s her new boss—and the man who just stole her promotion.
She’s the woman who stole his heart two years ago—without even giving her name.
Emma Tucker doesn’t do messy, impulsive, or casual.
Except for that one night at The Black Dove.
But that’s ancient history, and she’s not about to fall for the man she met in the dark. Emma’s waiting for a fairytale, not the kind of guy who goes to a place like that.
Besides, she’s too busy keeping her career intact and planning her brother’s wedding to her best friend to worry about love right now.
Theo West’s job was supposed to be simple: fix the school’s test scores, be the bad guy, and move on.
Except “be the bad guy” wasn’t meant to include accidentally stealing the promotion of the one teacher who can’t stand him—or realizing she’s the same woman who ruined him two years ago.
No names. No faces. No kissing.
Emma Tucker should’ve added one more rule to her application that night: no falling in love with me.
Now Theo has to work side by side with the woman he’s been obsessed with for two years—and she still has no idea who he is.
The Black Dove is a spicy slow burn small town romance in the Edgewater Romance series. It features a secret identity, second chance storyline with a slow burn (and then lots of spice), with a guaranteed HEA.
This is the third book in the series, and while it can be read as a standalone, it is best enjoyed after reading the first two books: Harper's Landing and The Blooming Tide.
She’s the woman who stole his heart two years ago—without even giving her name.
Emma Tucker doesn’t do messy, impulsive, or casual.
Except for that one night at The Black Dove.
But that’s ancient history, and she’s not about to fall for the man she met in the dark. Emma’s waiting for a fairytale, not the kind of guy who goes to a place like that.
Besides, she’s too busy keeping her career intact and planning her brother’s wedding to her best friend to worry about love right now.
Theo West’s job was supposed to be simple: fix the school’s test scores, be the bad guy, and move on.
Except “be the bad guy” wasn’t meant to include accidentally stealing the promotion of the one teacher who can’t stand him—or realizing she’s the same woman who ruined him two years ago.
No names. No faces. No kissing.
Emma Tucker should’ve added one more rule to her application that night: no falling in love with me.
Now Theo has to work side by side with the woman he’s been obsessed with for two years—and she still has no idea who he is.
The Black Dove is a spicy slow burn small town romance in the Edgewater Romance series. It features a secret identity, second chance storyline with a slow burn (and then lots of spice), with a guaranteed HEA.
This is the third book in the series, and while it can be read as a standalone, it is best enjoyed after reading the first two books: Harper's Landing and The Blooming Tide.
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Expected publication February 2, 2026
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About the author
Evita Wren
6 books19 followersEvita Wren is an indie romance author.
She writes heartfelt, spicy, and occasionally funny contemporary (for now!) romance designed to hurt your feelings a little before you get to that sweet HEA.
She enjoys crafting relatable and realistic emotional conflict, character-driven intimacy, and the odd suspense-adjacent twist here and there.
Evita’s favorite things to write are witty banter, well-earned spice after a good slow burn, emotionally resonant character arcs, and realistic bodies (you won’t find washboard abs here unless it fits a character’s lifestyle, which is almost never, sorry!).
She mostly writes MF contemporary, but also MM, FF, and MMF triad/poly relationships (throuples, if you don’t dislike the term like she does).
Her current project is the Edgewater Romance series, beginning with Harper's Landing!
She writes heartfelt, spicy, and occasionally funny contemporary (for now!) romance designed to hurt your feelings a little before you get to that sweet HEA.
She enjoys crafting relatable and realistic emotional conflict, character-driven intimacy, and the odd suspense-adjacent twist here and there.
Evita’s favorite things to write are witty banter, well-earned spice after a good slow burn, emotionally resonant character arcs, and realistic bodies (you won’t find washboard abs here unless it fits a character’s lifestyle, which is almost never, sorry!).
She mostly writes MF contemporary, but also MM, FF, and MMF triad/poly relationships (throuples, if you don’t dislike the term like she does).
Her current project is the Edgewater Romance series, beginning with Harper's Landing!
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This slow burn small town romance is going to blow your socks off. Quite literally.
The fire between our main characters shows throughout the book. As much as they try to work together… the tension is THICK like maple syrup. These two manage to have witty arse banter while working on a project to improve testing for the children. As tensions run deep the story dives deeper as we see glimpses of each characters background, their control issues & just how much they may need one another even if they won’t admit it.
More incoming… initial thoughts.
This slow burn small town romance is going to blow your socks off. Quite literally.
The fire between our main characters shows throughout the book. As much as they try to work together… the tension is THICK like maple syrup. These two manage to have witty arse banter while working on a project to improve testing for the children. As tensions run deep the story dives deeper as we see glimpses of each characters background, their control issues & just how much they may need one another even if they won’t admit it.
More incoming… initial thoughts.
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