Dawn just wants out: out of her empty house, out of her writer's block, and out of excuses. Taking a new admin job at Frostfire Real Estate isn't exactly her dream, but anything is better than staring at a blank page. She knows she has another book in her-now she just needs the red thread to pull it together.When a structure-eating fungus takes over her hallway cupboard, everything seems lost. Then her colleague Luc offers his guest room, and suddenly Dawn finds herself in a slow burn, roommates-to-lovers situation she never expected.Lucien Atkins joined Frostfire's IT department for a fresh start, trading in his old life for something quieter. But the new team assistant glitches his carefully coded boundaries. Between barefoot cooking, late-night gaming, and the fairy cat he insists Dawn adopt, Luc realizes that hurt and comfort can coexist-and that the woman sharing his space might be the one he wants for good.Code Mages & Empty Pages is a cozy monster romance novella with sugar, spice, and a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love wolf man romance, roommates-to-lovers tropes, and a younger hero who wears his cinnamon-roll heart on his sleeve.The second book in the Frostfire series, it can be enjoyed as a standalone.