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📖 67k+ readers on Goodreads
⭐ Highly rated across the board
📚 Book 2 of an ongoing series (3 published)
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⏳ This series may not be complete yet — 3 of 3 books published
About this book
When Soledad's seemingly perfect marriage implodes, this meticulous planner finds herself starting from scratch—rebuilding a life for herself and her daughters with grit, grace, and a whole new sense of who she really is. As she emerges stronger from the ashes of her old life, an unexpected man enters the picture, and suddenly she's faced with the terrifying possibility of opening her heart again. With everything on the line and her hard-won independence freshly discovered, Soledad must decide whether she's brave enough to risk it all for a love that feels dangerously right. This is a deeply moving slow-burn romance about reclaiming yourself and finding out that sometimes the life you're meant to have looks nothing like you planned.
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