Overview

She crossed an ocean, running from heartbreak—only to collide with a woman too scarred to let anyone in.
Kate Novak fled her old life to become the caretaker for a reclusive war hero living in quiet agony on a grand Georgia plantation. Her mission: get Major Ashley Davis walking again. Her reality: battling a proud Southern veteran drowning in chronic pain, endless medication, and a stubborn refusal to accept help.
Ashley sacrificed everything for her country. Now she’s paying the price—and she’ll be damned if she lets a fiery Dalmatian stranger see her shatter.
But Kate sees it all.
And she’s staying.
What begins as a tense obligation ignites into stolen glances, whispered truths, and nights that burn hotter than magnolia-scented summer air. As Ashley learns to stand again—body and soul—she discovers love isn’t about fixing what’s broken.
It’s about choosing to rise together.
From the humid secrets of the American South to the healing salt winds of the Adriatic, this emotional sapphic romance is a raw journey of second chances, clashing cultures, and love that refuses to surrender.
High-heat, slow-burn sapphic romance with:
- Hurt/comfort that will wreck you in the best way
- Grumpy veteran meets relentless caretaker
- Culture-clash sparks and found family warmth
- Chronic illness rep done with respect and fire
- Steamy scenes that earn every gasp
- The beloved LOVE series characters you crave
For fans of emotionally devastating, deeply healing sapphic stories like Haley Cass and Clare Lydon.
Love doesn’t demand we hide our wounds.
Sometimes, it dares us to live with them—boldly, together.