First published 2023
Lily has escaped her small Maine hometown and built something real in Boston. She runs her own business and finally feels in control. Then she meets Ryle Kincaid, a neurosurgeon who makes her pulse race. He's demanding and stubborn, but also brilliant and unexpectedly tender with her. The chemistry between them is undeniable. There's just one problem. Ryle refuses to do relationships. He's made that clear from the start. Lily becomes his one exception, but she can't shake her questions about why he's so guarded. Her doubts grow stronger when Atlas Corrigan walks back into her world. Atlas was her first love, the boy who protected her when she needed it most. Now he threatens everything she's building with Ryle. Lily must choose between the man who challenges her present and the one who understood her past. Her decision will force her to confront painful truths about love and the people who claim to care for her.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Boston, Maine
386 pages · Kindle Edition · Atria Books
Content warnings: abuse, domestic-violence, toxic-relationship