When life unravels, love can still bloom—soft as cotton, deep as velvet, and powerful enough to save a soul.

Elena Velasquez was once a dazzling Latina fashion icon adored by millions—until betrayal and a life-altering diagnosis force her to retreat to a quiet coastal town. Healing is slow, lonely, and filled with questions she’s never dared ask… until one night she collapses and is rushed into the arms of the one man destined to change everything.

Dr. Darren Phillips, an African American ER physician with a haunted past and a heart built for loyalty, has sworn off relationships. But when Elena arrives in his care, shaken and breathless, something in him awakens. She is fragile and fierce. Broken and breathtaking. A mirror of his own scars.

What begins as medical necessity becomes an irresistible pull—two wounded souls discovering heat, faith, forgiveness, and a love that feels like divine intervention. In the sanctuary of crisp cotton sheets and whispered prayers, Elena and Darren learn that desire is holy, vulnerability is strength, and love—when blessed by grace—can be the greatest healing of all.

Perfect for readers of emotional second-chance romance, Black and multicultural love stories, and deeply spiritual, steamy contemporary women’s fiction.