A Lover to Live For: A psychological drama of heartbreak, temptation, and dangerous secrets

By Tanya Madsen

Book Overview

The choice between true love and toxic love will tear her apart.

Judith thought choosing Justin meant choosing her happily-ever-after. Instead, she finds herself struggling to fit into a life that feels increasingly unfamiliar. The future she fought so hard to build should make her happy. So why does she feel more alone than ever?

Then a message arrives from Nicolas.

Separated by distance but unable to forget one another, Judith and Nicolas find themselves drawn back into a connection neither of them can fully resist. As their bond deepens, Nicolas becomes a source of comfort during Judith's darkest moments, awakening feelings she thought she'd left behind.

Caught between security and longing, devotion and desire, Judith is forced to confront difficult truths about herself, the people she loves, and the difference between what love promises and what it actually gives.

Because some loves heal. Others consume. And sometimes the hardest battle is learning the difference.

A Lover to Live For is the darkly seductive second installment in The Somewhere Aching Series, blending soulful romance, psychological suspense, morally gray characters, obsessive love, emotional trauma, emotional affairs, and high-stakes passion. Told through four interconnected perspectives, this unforgettable story explores the aching space between devotion and destruction, asking whether true love can survive when obsession refuses to let go.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1970593032
• ISBN13: 9781970593037
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Aching Hearts Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 17 years and up