Avia Beaumont has built a life that looks exactly the way she planned it—successful business, steady growth, and a calendar that stays full.

Her event planning company, Occasional Opulence, is thriving.

Love? That’s the one detail she’s learned to live without.

At least, that’s what she tells herself.

So when her best friend nudges her toward NECTAR—the newest dating app—Avia gives in… reluctantly. Just one profile. Just one step outside her comfort zone.

But what starts as a controlled decision quickly unravels into something she can’t manage, schedule, or predict.

Because this isn’t just about dating.

It’s about the kind of connection that disrupts everything.
The kind of love that exposes what’s been buried.
The kind of truth she’s spent years avoiding.

And when the world as she knows it begins to shift, Avia is forced to confront the one thing she’s been outrunning all along—herself.

Because sometimes, the life you’ve carefully built… isn’t the one meant to keep you.

“I thought I had everything together… until this book gently called me out. Avia’s story sat with me long after I finished.”
— M. Newsom