Soft Deadlines · Angela Yuriko Smith

She summoned an incubus. He needed a nap.

Naomi is done doing everything right.

After quitting her job, cashing out her retirement, and deciding respectable adulthood has wildly overpromised, she turns to witchcraft, wine, and one very questionable internet ritual kit. Her plan is simple: summon an incubus and finally have one reckless, unforgettable night.

The demon who appears is gorgeous, blue-skinned, charming, and absolutely not up for it.

Duncan has spent the last decade trapped with a demanding succubus, and what he needs most is not seduction, but coffee, breakfast, and a place to sleep where no one expects him to perform. Against all common sense, Naomi lets him stay.

Soon her tiny apartment is full of stolen groceries, magical loopholes, romantic confusion, and the terrifying possibility that she may have summoned not a one-night stand, but a reason to start living.

Then Duncan’s succubus ex shows up.

Funny, filthy, tender, and strange, Soft Deadlines is an adult paranormal rom-com about burnout, desire, body insecurity, supernatural consent issues, and falling in love with a demon who really just needed a break.