Strings Attached: For readers who love emotional second chances, slow burns with angst, and romance that begins after everything falls apart.

By Sera Elly

He ghosted her after one unforgettable night. Now he's back-with a wheelchair, a guitar, and her name still saved in his phone as THE Caroline.

Caroline Parker has a plan: build a business helping indie bands go big, forget the charming musician who vanished after a Chicago night she can't shake, and never, ever mix feelings with work. Easy.

Until Ben Carter shows up-six months later, newly paralyzed, painfully familiar, and about to become her newest client.

Ben was on his way to see her when the accident happened. Now he's relearning everything: how to live, how to play, and how to face the girl who made him want a future-right before his fell apart.

Thrown together by the comeback that could save his career, Caroline and Ben must navigate old sparks, new scars, and the music that brought them together in the first place.

Because the only thing messier than a second chance... is falling even harder.

A slow burn, emotionally raw second chance romance featuring:

A disabled musician hero with a self-sabotage streak

A fierce music publicist heroine building her dream

Forced proximity on a comeback tour

Secret pining, angsty lyrics, and steamy tension

Real healing, real heartbreak-and the kind of love that's worth risking again

A swoony, high-stakes contemporary romance for fans of Carley Fortune, Chloe Liese, Emily Henry, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and emotionally rich love stories with music, heartache, and heat.

For readers who love:

Second Chance Romance

Slow Burn

He Falls First (and Hard)

She Thinks It Was Just a Fling

Forced Proximity

Workplace Romance

Emotional Angst

One Night That Changed Everything

Lyrical Love Confessions

The One That Got Away

Hurt/Comfort

Disability Representation (paralyzed MMC)

Learning to Live Again After Trauma

Hero's Emotional Growth Arc

Rebuilding Career + Confidence Post-Injury

Female Entrepreneur Heroine

Hero Who Believes He's Not Enough

Messy Men With Good Hearts

Found Family / Band as Family

Mutual Pining

Grumpy/Sunshine-ish

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6CQJ28M
• ISBN13: 9798280114456
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"