Dream House

When Stella Mouton inherits her grandmother’s neglected three-story house, she cannot afford to maintain it—or keep it—without renting out the rooms. Her unconventional household already includes a witch, a waif, a warrior woman, a preschooler, and a man with head trauma. The one tenant she does not want is Lark Bienvenue, a geology student who has just left a three-year relationship and needs a place to stay until he finishes college. Lark would rather live anywhere than move back home, even if sharing a crowded house means navigating a landlady who seems to dislike him on sight.

With so many roommates under one roof, avoiding Stella should be easy. Instead, the household’s constant activity keeps drawing them together, challenging Stella’s first impressions and Lark’s plans to keep his distance. As their uneasy arrangement becomes increasingly difficult to ignore, the central question is whether Stella can maintain control of her house—and whether Lark can avoid falling for her.