The First Touch: Book One of Earned Hearts

By Ashley Cheatwood

Ellie has built her life on strength and survival. A single mother of three, she's carried the weight of responsibility alone for years-never asking for help, never expecting anyone to stay. Love, for her, has always come with conditions or disappointment.

Then a message lights up her phone, and everything changes.

EJ isn't the man she expected. He's steady, present, and intentional-a construction worker from D.C. who starts his days before the sun and somehow always finds time to reach for her. What begins as early morning phone calls soon turns into something Ellie never thought she'd have again: a connection that feels like home.

But distance, timing, and the wounds of their pasts threaten to pull them apart. Ellie must decide if she's willing to let someone in, to risk her guarded heart on a man who shows up for her in ways no one ever has. And EJ must prove that he's not just another fleeting touch-he's the one who was meant to hold her all along.

The First Touch is a deeply emotional romance about healing, trust, and the kind of love that doesn't just find you-it chooses you

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FN4FT9H9
• ISBN13: 9798298853262
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"