Overview

Skye McLean doesn’t see the world with her eyes. She sees with something far more profound: senses that reach straight into the soul. Three years ago, one particular soul captured hers without ever meeting face-to-face.

It happened the night Skye first read the debut novel of an elusive writer named Nika Zlarin. From the very first page, Nika’s words slipped past every wall Skye had ever built. They felt like recognition. Like coming home.

From that moment, every woman Skye met was silently measured against the invisible woman behind those pages. No one ever came close.

Nika Zlarin guarded her privacy — and her heart — like a fortress. She had learned the hard way that love could wound as deeply as it could heal. Her scars ran too deep, her soul too fragile to risk another betrayal.

Until Skye appeared.

What begins as a desperate escape from Florida’s shadows grows into a fragile, stolen pause on the sun-drenched terraces of Dalmatia, then leads them to an ancient Highland castle heavy with painful memories. Through every mile, every whispered confession, their love builds slowly, fiercely, defiantly — two wounded souls finding in each other the courage to heal.

This is not a conventional love story.

It is proof that even the most broken hearts and guarded spirits can learn to love again — fully, fearlessly, fiercely — when the right person steps into the darkness and refuses to let go.

Skye and Nika will show you that love is not a reward for being whole.

It is the force that makes the broken pieces beautiful again.

And sometimes, it is the only medicine the soul will ever need.

Perfect for fans of Talia Hibbert, Alexandria Bellefleur, and Rosie Danan.