Mara has fought too hard for sobriety to replace one dependency with another. But when Eli - her former stepbrother and the man who stood beside her through her darkest years - admits he loves her, walking away becomes its own kind of torment.
Choosing each other means confronting a complicated past, disapproving parents, and the dangerous line between devotion and rescue. To build a future together, Mara must learn to trust her heart without surrendering her independence, while Eli must love her without trying to save her.
Intimate and deeply emotional, this is a story of recovery, forbidden love, and the courage to believe that the strongest relationships aren't built on need, but on two people choosing each other freely.