First published 2025
Sarah Linwood has spent seventeen years as half of a perfect couple. She and Caleb met in high school and married at nineteen. Now she wonders who she might be on her own. Sarah decides to organize a fundraising gala honoring her late mother without Caleb's help. She wants to prove her independence and capability. The event fails spectacularly. Caleb steps in to rescue the situation without being asked. Their fight afterward reveals years of buried resentments and questions. Have they grown into different people since their teenage wedding? Should they have? Sarah and Caleb make an impulsive choice to join a week-long hiking expedition designed for struggling couples. Neither of them enjoys the outdoors. The trip becomes a series of mishaps as two city people stumble through wilderness challenges. They must navigate both the forest and their relationship to rediscover what originally brought them together.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
368 pages · Paperback · Bedford Square Publishers