Who knew life after disaster could be so ssssssweet? Arthur Cain was a hero to his city, the most accomplished and respected of the firefighters in his entire district. But when a call comes in from the so-called "Halfbreed Heights", the monsterfolk part of the city, Arthur's life gets flip-turned upside down. Though he saved the life of a matronly lamia that day, he was also partially crippled and forced into early retirement. Now unable to fit the image of her personal superman, Arthur's wife divorces him and leaves him to move into a cheaper home in the same monsterfolk slum that caused his current situation. To satisfy his daughter's anxiety, he reluctantly agrees to take on a caregiver from the monsterfolk-run service, Maid For You. The twist? She's the serpentfolk daughter of the woman whose life he saved. It ends up being the best decision he's ever made.

He thought he could handle any hit the Boss dropped in his lap. But...a baby? Craig is the best he is at what he does, even if what he does isn't very nice. Being a mob hit man isn't a glamorous life, but he enjoys it. He finds it...serene. But his world is turned upside down when a phone call alerts him that he has an infant daughter, and due to the unexpected passing of her mother, Craig is thrust into fatherhood more or less against his will... Because his Boss takes family very seriously. But the rising star company Maid For You has come to the rescue. They send him Tori, a young half-elf, half dairy minotauress in need of a job that won't fire her by the end of her first week. At first the pair don't exactly hit it off, but there's something dangerous about Craig that Tori just understands; as it turns out, she has skeletons in her closet as well. Will the two of them be able to raise Craig's baby without much drama, or will the ghosts of Tori's past come back looking for her? Will Craig be able to bond with baby Cadence and learn to care for his new nanny? Or will he remain nothing but a cold-blooded killer? Only one way to find out.