After fifteen years in a marriage that felt more like survival than love, Leaf Lawson is finally free—and for the first time in a long time, she’s starting to feel like herself again.

With a forty-pound weight loss, a growing freelance career, and a rediscovered sense of confidence, Leaf is embracing a version of life she almost forgot existed.

Then there’s Tavin McGhee.

“V.”

The boy she’s known since the fourth grade… now a man whose charm is undeniable, and whose reputation is just as loud.

What starts as a simple message turns into something harder to ignore. Persistent. Familiar. Tempting.

But after everything she’s been through, Leaf isn’t sure if she’s ready to risk her peace for love ... no matter how good it feels.

As new options present themselves and old fears linger, she finds herself at a crossroads:

Does she open her heart again… or protect the freedom she fought so hard to find?

“I didn’t realize how much of myself I had lost until I read this. Leaf’s story felt a little too close to home… in the best way.”
— T. Harris