The House They Claimed
(2026)(The second book in the Lake House Girls series)
A novel by Rex Sterling
One home. Seven hearts. No one gets erased.
Luke has spent a lifetime at the lake, but nothing prepared him for sharing his home—and his heart—with Penny, Kiki, Shay, Tatum, Reese, and Eden. What started behind closed doors is now a life they have built together: seven equal keys, bedrooms that belong, and a connection too real to hide behind a simpler story.
For this close-knit group of adults, love is neither casual nor interchangeable. Luke’s relationship with each woman has its own history, tenderness, and fire, while their trust in one another turns a crowded house into a chosen family. But the outside world is ready to see only what it expects to see—and the people who matter most are beginning to ask questions.
When family gatherings and a public photo shoot turn private choices into scrutiny, Shay has to stop using jokes as a shield, Eden must decide what home means when school calls her away, and Penny refuses to let the truth be edited into something smaller. With six families watching and a shared future on the line, all seven must decide whether honesty is worth the fallout.
Book 2 in the Lake House Girls series. This steamy contemporary romance follows an interconnected relationship among one man and six women, with affectionate teasing, fiercely protective devotion, shared-home intimacy, and scorching open-door chemistry. Can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Luke has spent a lifetime at the lake, but nothing prepared him for sharing his home—and his heart—with Penny, Kiki, Shay, Tatum, Reese, and Eden. What started behind closed doors is now a life they have built together: seven equal keys, bedrooms that belong, and a connection too real to hide behind a simpler story.
For this close-knit group of adults, love is neither casual nor interchangeable. Luke’s relationship with each woman has its own history, tenderness, and fire, while their trust in one another turns a crowded house into a chosen family. But the outside world is ready to see only what it expects to see—and the people who matter most are beginning to ask questions.
When family gatherings and a public photo shoot turn private choices into scrutiny, Shay has to stop using jokes as a shield, Eden must decide what home means when school calls her away, and Penny refuses to let the truth be edited into something smaller. With six families watching and a shared future on the line, all seven must decide whether honesty is worth the fallout.
Book 2 in the Lake House Girls series. This steamy contemporary romance follows an interconnected relationship among one man and six women, with affectionate teasing, fiercely protective devotion, shared-home intimacy, and scorching open-door chemistry. Can be enjoyed as a standalone.