She lives for the holidays. He can’t stand them. And somehow, they might be exactly what the other needs. Every October, Samira turns her porch into the block’s Halloween headquarters—giant skeletons, glowing pumpkins, string lights, the works. Across the street, Malik watches from his window, irritated by every oversized inflatable staring back at him. When her decorations start getting sabotaged, Samira refuses to let anyone ruin her favorite season. To his surprise, Samira asks for his help to catch the culprit. A request he can’t deny. Late nights setting up jack-o’-lanterns turn into long conversations, playful bickering shifts into sparks, and the grumpy man across the street begins to feel less like a nuisance…and more like temptation. But Malik is hiding the he knows exactly who’s been messing with her decorations because it was him. And now he has to decide if he’s willing to confess before the sweetest thing he never expected slips through his fingers. Cozy, funny, and full of heart, Boo’d Up is a later-in-life romance novella about unexpected love, holiday magic, and letting yourself be claimed when you least expect it.