After losing his construction job to COVID, Gabe Jensen hits rock bottom. He treats court-ordered group therapy as just another hoop to jump through—until he meets Emily Gutierrez. She understands his pain in a way no one else ever has. For the first time in years, he believes in second chances. Emily Gutierrez has spent two decades fighting the darkness left by an alcoholic father and an absent mother. Therapy was supposed to help, but she never expects to find comfort in Gabe. He’s kind, supportive, and understanding. He's everything she’s never truly experienced. They fall in love when neither of them expects it. But a cross-country trip unearths buried secrets and reopened wounds, forcing them to confront the parts of themselves they’ve tried to forget. Now they must choose whether to fight for each other or let their demons destroy what they’ve found, before love has a chance to heal them. TRIGGER This novel contains sensitive subject matter, including themes of suicide, mental health, and abuse.