Safeguard (Speakeasy)
ContemporaryAdded on January 12, 2026
Description
Jilted. Living in a glorified closet. The world’s worst bar waitress. I just need to keep a roof over my head and make tuition payments until I can finish graduate school. Then my real life will start. But right now, long nights at the Speakeasy have me burning the candle at both ends and the wax melting all over my fingers.When a bar manager offers me a job taking care of his adorable five-year-old daughter, it seems like the perfect solution. I get a quiet place to study. Matteo gets a reliable sitter. There should be no complications. Except that I like my new boss a little too much. His gorgeous dark eyes humble me, and the long talks we share fill me up inside. I can’t possibly fall for him.But the undeniable pull between us leads to a scorching kiss I can’t ignore or forget, and suddenly I’ve fallen for them both, father and daughter. And now three hearts are at stake.
Reader Reviews
From the very SECOND that single-dad Matteo was mentioned in Touchstone I KNEW that I needed this story. I'm so glad it was the last one in the series because I really felt it rounded everything out perfectly. Everything about this book was beyond what I could have hoped for. Matteo himself? Perfect.Matteo's relationship with his daughter, Lauren? Perfect.Melanie and how seamlessly she transitioned into their lives? PERFECT. I have come to realize that there are certain tropes or situations in r
SAFEGUARD by Stephanie Rose is a cute, wholesome, and romantic story that is perfect to kick off the Fall season.REASONS YOU SHOULD READ IT: single fatherMatteo, a 28-year-old, is this wonderful, endearing, charming man who moves to Vermont to work as the bar manager for Speakeasy. He's juggling having to work late hours and being a father to his five-year-old daughter, Lauren. It doesn't help that women are only interested in his looks and never pay attention to the one who demands and needs it
When I found out that Safeguard was about a single father I was giddy as hell. One because I’m crazy about this trope and second because Stephanie Rose excels at writing about single parents. Just read Always You and After You. I absolutely adored those two books. In Safeguard though it’s about a single father. Matteo and what a wonderful man he is. Dreamy and most importantly a dedicated and loving father. Exploding ovaries. Check! Man how I fell hard and fast for that man. Melanie is just the
