Love Bites
He lost his voice. Not his capacity to love.
Luca Moretti was once lethal-trained to kill with precision and disappear without a trace. Then a bullet meant for someone else shattered his voice and ended the only life he'd ever known. Now he hides in Pinkerton Falls, working quiet security jobs and living inside a silence he never asked for.
He doesn't speak.
But he notices everything.
Especially Diana Knox.
Loud, pink-haired, and fueled by belief in happy endings, Diana fills every room with sound and color. She terrifies him. She fascinates him. And without meaning to, she becomes the one person he wants to talk to more than anyone else.
Luca knows how to protect people.
He doesn't know how to tell her he's already chosen her.
As threats to Diana's business edge closer, two people afraid of silence-for very different reasons-must learn that love doesn't always need words to be real.
Love Bites is a slow-burn, emotionally rich romance about healing, devotion, and finding a voice in unexpected places.

Love Bites Tropes

• Silent / Mute Hero (speech-impaired, emotionally expressive)
• Former Assassin / Hitman with a Past
• Protector Hero (watches, guards, chooses quietly)
• Opposites Attract (sunshine chaos × controlled silence)
• Sunshine Heroine (loud, joyful, emotionally open)
• Slow Burn Romance
• Touch Over Words
• He Falls First (and Hard)
• Unspoken Devotion
• Quiet Man, Loud Love
• Small-Town Romance
• Found Family
• Forced Proximity (festivals, work overlap, constant encounters)
• Emotional Healing Arc
• > Blood
• Trauma Recovery Romance
• Soft for Her (Only Her)
• She Talks, He Listens
• Protective Without Possession
• Love as a Second Chance

Love Bites is a stand alone HEA, no cheating small town romance.