Downloading On the Edge of Intimacy (Stormlight Book 1)

Caitlin Moore doesn’t do messy. A former Marine and burned-out Milwaukee cop, she’s spent a decade surviving by keeping things simple: stay sharp, stay alone, don’t look back. But one clumsy encounter with a woman named Juliette, red lips, sharp tongue, untouchable elegance, shatters that armor in a single night.

Now, tucked away in the icy stillness of small town Wisconsin, Caitlin’s determined to start over. A new job. A modest apartment. A town where no one knows her history, or the wreckage she carries inside.

Except… Juliette is here. Only now she’s Juliette Dufresne, the magnetic, maddening city attorney. Their chemistry reignites the moment they meet again. But so does the chaos. One moment, Juliette’s pinning her against a cruiser in silk and whispers. The next, she’s dressing Caitlin down in front of colleagues with a flick of her perfectly-manicured disdain.

And then there’s Liz, Caitlin’s warm, witty journalist neighbor who sees past her walls. When Caitlin shows up soaked and shattered after another cruel encounter with Juliette, it’s Liz who wraps her in kindness. No expectations. No games. Just tea, warmth… and a kiss that undoes everything Caitlin thought she knew about connection.

Caught between a woman who ignites her and one who anchors her, Caitlin must decide: is she running from intimacy, or is she finally ready to let someone in?