Baby Steps In Love

By Book Lover Aus

At twenty years old, Lila Harper is already used to being stared at.

She became a mum at thirteen, and now-while most college students worry about parties and deadlines-Lila is juggling lectures, bedtime stories, and raising her seven-year-old daughter on her own. Between the judgment of strangers, the exhaustion of single motherhood, and a baby daddy who vanished long ago, Lila has learned to keep her heart guarded.

Then she meets Ethan Cole.

At twenty-one, Ethan understands responsibility far beyond his years. He became a father at fifteen, the same day he lost the girl he loved to childbirth. Since then, it's been just him and his six-year-old son against the world, building a quiet life shaped by love, grief, and resilience.

When Lila and Ethan cross paths in college, their shared pasts create an instant understanding neither of them has ever known. As study sessions turn into playdates and guarded conversations turn into laughter, a gentle bond begins to grow-one built on patience, empathy, and the kind of love that takes things one step at a time.

But opening their hearts means risking judgment, pain, and the fear of losing something precious.

"Baby Steps In Love" is a tender, uplifting story about young parents finding connection, healing old wounds, and learning that family doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful-it just has to be built with love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GGRH19FR
• ISBN13: 9798243904926
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"