Healing begins where survival ends . . .

Billie Brown has spent years perfecting control. Her women-only tailoring empire is flawless, and her schedule leaves no room for mistakes. After a past relationship left its mark in ways she rarely speaks about, Billie has learned the value of meticulousness in her work, and especially her heart.

Debra Allen has already lived one life that didn't quite fit. With grown children, hard-won wisdom, and a strength she hasn't always recognized in herself, she isn't searching for drama . . . and she certainly isn't looking to be anyone's fool.

When their paths cross, what sparks between them is immediate and undeniably charged.

As their connection intensifies, Billie finds herself confronting the parts of her past she thought she'd pushed away. With Debra, intimacy doesn't feel like a transaction or a test. It feels safe, and that's the most frightening thing of all.

What begins as attraction becomes something far more dangerous. Real intimacy. Because choosing each other means unlearning survival and allowing yourself to be seen. It means daring to believe that love doesn't require you to shrink or perform.



Contains mature themes.