First published 2019
Jenna Boltz stands in her quiet Seattle home, her two children now away at college. Twenty years have passed since her divorce from a surgeon husband, and she has devoted herself to raising Paul and Allie while working as an intensive care nurse. Her best friend Maureen pushes her to finally take that long-postponed trip to Paris and embrace her newfound freedom. Jenna remains wary of dating, especially doctors, until her elderly mother breaks her hip. Dr. Rowan Lancaster treats the injury and finds himself drawn to Jenna despite his reserved nature. Jenna feels the pull too but hesitates to get involved with another surgeon. As she considers opening her heart again, her children return with surprising news that forces her to confront what she truly wants. Jenna must decide whether to take risks on love and new adventures or let fear keep her from the life she has always wanted.
Genres: romance, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: second-chance, single-parent
Setting: Paris, Seattle
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
315 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books