Chosen & Ours [Special Edition]: "A Love We Fought For."

By R.H.M.

"A Love We Fought For."

Maeve Sullivan has spent her life bending herself to fit everyone else's expectations - until the morning of her wedding, when she realizes she can't go through with it. In a moment of courage, she leaves in her wedding dress, breaking the heart of the man she loves, Rowan Hale, and vanishing from the life they were about to build together.

Over the next year, Maeve begins the hard, beautiful work of rediscovering herself. She learns to set boundaries, embrace imperfection, and define what she truly wants: a marriage built on honesty, laughter, tears, and choice. She decides she doesn't want to rush motherhood, she doesn't want a picture-perfect wedding, and she certainly doesn't want to lose herself to anyone - even someone she loves.

Rowan, meanwhile, is left to navigate heartbreak, family expectations, and the quiet ache of missing Maeve every day. He comes to understand that love is not about ease - it's about patience, trust, and waiting for someone to return whole.

On Valentine's Day, Maeve takes the ultimate leap of vulnerability. With her heart wide open, she proposes to Rowan, asking him to accept her - flaws, fears, and all. Their journey to city hall the next day is messy, imperfect, and full of laughter and tears, but it is theirs.

Five years later, Maeve and Rowan are still learning, still growing, and still choosing each other every day. Expecting their first child, they face the challenges of parenthood with the same honesty and love that saved their marriage - a love that is raw, real, and wholly their own.

"Chosen & Ours" is a heartfelt, messy, and utterly human romance about rediscovery, courage, and the power of choosing someone - and being chosen - completely.

Themes Explored: Authenticity vs approvalLove after disappointmentVulnerability as courageThe grief of breaking someone you loveChoosing someone - not needing them

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H4FHYRZ4
• ISBN13: 9798180500328
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"