Some people survive wars.

Some people survive divorce.

The lucky ones survive both and find each other.

Taylor escaped a war but the battle for her mind and heart has just begun. Haunted by PTSD and paralyzed by grief after burying her husband, she returns home to face another devastating blow: her mother is dying. Unable to make decisions or move forward with her life, Taylor exists in emotional survival mode, trapped between the trauma of her past and the uncertain future she’s too afraid to face.

Then she meets her dentist, Jameson.

He’s patient, steady and unexpectedly captivating. Unlike everyone else who pushes her to "move on" or "be strong," Jameson simply offers his presence. No judgment or pressure. Just compassion and a quiet strength that begins to penetrate the walls Taylor built around her shattered heart.

But falling in love again feels scarier than surviving the war..

As their connection grows, Taylor is torn between honoring her late husband's memory and embracing the possibility of new love. With her mother’s health declining and her PTSD symptoms threatening to overwhelm her, Taylor must make the hardest choice of her life: remain a prisoner to her trauma, or find the courage to heal and love again.

Sometimes the hardest battle is the one we fight within ourselves. A powerful story of second-chance romance, healing , and finding love after loss.

Warning: This book does contain a flashback about a bombing with some description of the aftermath. If that might be disturbing for you, you can skip where the character is reading from her memoir in Chapter 10 in order to avoid that scene.

Spice level: This is a closed-door romance.