Stan Drake's The Heart of Juliet Jones #1

In "null," Jo finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Dan, a man whose family ties to the bank where her father works complicate their growing connection. As Dan’s mother wages a quiet war to keep them apart—using her influence to threaten Jo’s father and sabotage their bond—their fragile romance tests both loyalty and heart.

In "null," Eve starts a new job as a receptionist for the town’s reclusive doctor, Dr. Davis, whose sharp demeanor keeps patients at bay. When a sudden emergency call pulls him to the theater where famed actress Dusty Talbot is performing, the quiet rhythm of the clinic unravels—and with it, the fragile distance between two lives drifting in separate orbits.

In "null," Eve’s disappointment over not being able to afford college casts a shadow over her winter visit home, prompting her father, Pop, to take a risky step with a flashy new partner. As the Mosby-Jones Paint Co. takes off, the pressure mounts when the demand for their quick-drying enamel outpaces their ability to deliver.

In "null," Pops, confined to his home by a heart condition, is tended to by a nurse whose son suspects he’s hiding wealth from selling his share of a paint company. As the nurse pretends to develop a romantic interest in Pops, the lines between care and calculation blur—leaving both the old man and the reader wondering just how much of her kindness is real.