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A guarded artist. A gentle teacher. In a town that mends broken pieces, love becomes the design.

With the Southern Charm's restoration nearing completion, multi-media artist Wyatt McBride is crafting luminous metal-and-glass pieces to finish the job -- and holding his world together for his newly warded teenage nephew, Collin. Grief for a lost friend still shadows his days, but Wyatt refuses to dim... until a brilliant, soft-spoken newcomer turns his careful routine into color.

Keegan Donaghue has come to Shore Breeze for a reset: high-school science teacher by day, part-time forensics consultant by night. He's smart, kind, and quietly scarred -- managing recovery, flashes of PTSD, and unsettling emails from an ex who won't stay buried in the past. When a standout student links Keegan to the town's resident artist, a tentative friendship sparks into something tender and brave.

As summer settles over the Charm, Wyatt and Keegan learn to trust what's growing between them -- through school projects and late-night studio sessions, a meddling found family, and dangers that refuse to stay in yesterday. To claim a future, they'll have to outlast old wounds, face new threats, and believe that love can be designed to last.

Includes exclusive KU bonus scenes not in the original release.

5 Star Series reviews:
"I have loved every book in the Southern Charm series, and #6, According to Design, is no exception."
"I was sad to reach the end of the story, as I was looking for more, more, more! It's rare that a story sucks me in to that level, and I look forward to reading more from this author!"

Tropes You'll Love:
? Hurt/comfort
? Small town MM romance
? Artist x teacher pairing
? Found family at the Charm
? Guardianship / uncle raises teen
? Trauma and healing arc
? Slow burn to steadfast love
? Protective hero moments

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• Publication Date: January 5, 2026
• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 320 Pages
• File Size: 23 KB