Maybe This Time

She spent years loving the one woman she could never have.

At twenty-one, Leah has been secretly in love with Julianne Scott for three years.

The problem? Julianne is thirty-two, her mother's best friend, and the last person Leah should want. After one drunken kiss at Christmas, they both agree it was a mistake-and Leah is left wondering whether it meant anything at all.

Then tragedy strikes. Leah loses her mother and sister in a devastating car accident, and Julianne becomes the person who helps her survive the aftermath. Two years later, they're living together, Leah is finally rebuilding her life, and Julianne insists the kiss never meant anything.

Until Julianne kisses her again.

This time, there's no alcohol to blame.

But Leah is dating Hannah-a kind, beautiful woman who loves her openly and without hesitation. Choosing Hannah means giving up the woman Leah has loved for years. Choosing Julianne means confronting the complicated history between them, the age gap, the boundaries they've crossed, and everything that could go wrong.

Sometimes the person you've spent years dreaming about isn't the person you should choose.

And sometimes, after everything falls apart, love gives you one more chance.

Maybe this time, Leah will finally choose the love that chooses her back.