Charming Mr. X

Lily Smith is the world's worst administrative assistant--so bad that she just got fired over a catastrophic mistake. So why would anyone want to hire her, much less the super-secretive billionaire tech CEO Xavier Cortes?

Xavier--Mr. X, as he's known publicly--has a deep secret. He's intrigued by the innocent Cinderella who shows up to interview at his annual Halloween party. Can he convince her to stay with him, or will Lily ghost him at midnight…find out in this Halloween-themed steamy romcom novella.

A version of this story was initially published under the name Carrie Lomax in Trick or Treat Me, an anthology of hot romantic comedies, in 2019. Content warning: there is a brief description of a mass shooting event.