Evelyn
I’d heard people talking about the smoking hot guy that opened up a tattoo parlor just off the plaza, so even before I met Nick, I knew he was sexy as hell.

What I didn’t know about him was that he was also sweet, kind, and funny. Or that he had a daughter I would adore from the second I met her. Or that when I was with them, I would truly know what it felt like to be home. But is there any way that Nick could return my feelings? Could this ever really be my new family—my new home?

Nick
Ever since my wife died two years ago, I’d been in a tailspin. It was all I could do to keep going day after day, making a good life for my daughter Olive. The only problem was, I was drifting through life like a zombie—and so was my little girl.

All of that changed when we met Evelyn. It was like she was magic, bringing both of us back to life for the first time in years. Because of her, there was finally a light at the end of a long tunnel. But is what I feel enough to risk the stability I’ve fought so hard for?