Adrian Vale’s life functions perfectly. It just doesn't have any room for surprises. As a meticulous archivist and librarian, Adrian’s world is defined by routine, precise order, and quiet distances. His alarm rings at 5:45 AM, his coffee is brewed to exact specifications, and his life is exactly the way he wants it: safe, contained, and predictable. Then Ben sits at his desk. Ben is a chaotic, iced-coffee-drinking romance author who brings an undeniable energy into Adrian's hushed sanctuary. He’s messy, endearing, and entirely too observant. As Ben starts writing his new novel from the library, the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur. What starts as shared quiet moments and stolen glances across a wooden desk slowly shifts into something undeniable. Ben is writing a love story, but the deepest, most terrifying romance is the one quietly unfolding right in front of them. With every careful touch and late-night confession, Ben chips away at Adrian’s carefully constructed walls. But when a man who fears the unpredictable falls for a man who lives in it, they’ll have to decide if their story is worth rewriting everything they thought they knew. By the Book, By the Bed is a slow-burn, opposites-attract MM romance featuring a touch-starved librarian, an anxious but sunny author, and a hard-earned happily ever after.
