Aisle Thirteen: A Forbidden Hardware Romance.

By Book Lover Aus

A Forbidden Hardware Romance.

Where desire meets danger after dark.

In a small-town hardware store, everything has a rating-rope, chain, steel beams.
What no one ever measured was desire.

Rowan Hale believes control is safety. Mara Quinn walks into Ironwood Hardware knowing exactly what she wants-and refusing to pretend otherwise. When their attraction ignites behind pegboards and concrete floors, the store becomes more than a workplace. It becomes a private refuge where consent is spoken aloud, trust is engineered with care, and every boundary is deliberately chosen.

What begins as a forbidden, after-hours affair quickly turns dangerous as jealousy, risk, and truth collide. When silence is no longer an option, Rowan makes the one decision that changes everything-choosing Mara publicly, no matter the consequences.

They lose their jobs.
They lose their anonymity.

And in the wreckage, they build something entirely new.

Thirteen Supply Co. is a hardware store that tells the truth-where curiosity is welcomed, questions are encouraged, and structure is designed to hold more than weight. Together, Rowan and Mara reshape not only their lives, but the rules of an industry built on hiding what people really want.

Unashamed. Consent-forward. Intensely intimate.

"Aisle Thirteen" is a bold, provocative romance about choosing desire out loud-and building a life strong enough to hold it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GK2LWJWK
• ISBN13: 9798245804347
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"