Winner of the 2025 Storytrade Award for Contemporary Romance & Finalist in the Page Turner Awards 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 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 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 concert 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 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 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