Love is the mess worth keeping She wanted quiet. She got Mina. Maybe that’s exactly what she needed.

Ray Thomas has always been the responsible one—managing her mother’s crises, excelling in school, and keeping life under control. But when her sister’s chaotic best friend Mina needs a place to crash, Ray’s carefully ordered world flips upside down.

Mina Park knows what it means to be unwanted—by her parents, by her ex, and by the boss who steals her work. She’s used to shrinking herself to fit, but staying on Ray’s couch isn’t supposed to feel this… different.

Temporary turns complicated when Mina’s chaos collides with Ray’s quiet strength. Between manipulative exes, toxic bosses, families who take too much, and a judgmental cat, they’ll discover that love isn’t tidy—it’s the most beautiful mess of all.