Stapled Magnolias

Spending her days as a resort maid and nights as a casino entertainer, Bree Faust yearns for change no matter which role she plays. With her adult life barely started at twenty-two, Bree feels stuck in her legacy role as Lady Luck. Between her demanding, gambling grandmother and deep betrayals she never expected, Bree wonders if the love and loyalty she gives freely will ever be returned . . . or if a life beyond the walls of Fortuna Casino & Resort is even possible for her.

Enter Vinh Lott, a quiet stranger with a fierce protective streak and a heart scarred by fire. Taking time off work to travel to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to help his struggling family at their new restaurant, Vinh expects his heart to race in panic when he finally enters a restaurant kitchen again. What he doesn't expect is the desire to throw out every life plan he's ever made after meeting her.

But one night at the casino where he offers her his hand—and his jacket—is all it takes to set Vinh on a new path. One that he hopes Bree will walk with him. Bree's journey of self-discovery and healing unfolds alongside her slow-burn love story with Vinh, all against the glittering backdrop of neon lights reflected on Gulf Coast waters.