Overview

It was supposed to be temporary… until it felt like home.

Haden
I like my life exactly as it is. No mess, no attachments, and no complications. Solitude means control… and control means no one gets hurt.

But when my sister passes away unexpectedly, I become the reluctant guardian of her daughter.

Then, on the day of her funeral, I end up saving a stranger, and I bring him home.

His quiet presence and kind nature somehow make everything better…

Can I learn how to trust and believe that I’m capable of building a future worth staying for?

Jay
I’m forced to pay off a debt that was never mine, but my trust in those I love is my curse. I live buried in desperation and a past that clings to me like a shadow.

When I’m saved by a stranger and brought to his home, I experience again what being a family is supposed to feel like. Safe, warm, and real.

When trouble knocks, will I have the courage to fight for the life I want and for a chance to stay?

409 pages