An enemies-to-friends-to-lovers lesbian romance about finding heart, hope, and second chances you never thought you'd have.

Stella Carter is a former criminal prosecutor and new widow facing down middle age alone in Los Angeles. Without being a prestigious lawyer and someone's wife, she's not sure who she is anymore or where her life is headed. When she invites her niece to move in with her, Stella accidentally reconnects with her former colleague, LAPD Captain Elizabeth Murphy. The woman is beautiful but cold; someone she was always at odds with on the job.

Surprisingly, Stella finds herself leaning on her niece and Elizabeth more and more to navigate her loss. But as time goes on, Stella can't keep seeing Elizabeth and pretending she's not attracted to her. Besides, there's absolutely no way Elizabeth feels the same way. Is there?



Emily Waters is a Children's Librarian who loves reading picture books and middle grade fiction and doing storytime for little ones. A citizen of the internet, Emily is a fan of all things fandom and pop culture. Her other interests include reading, binge watching old television shows, drinking coffee, and saying "Gasp! A dog!" anytime she sees a dog.

Emily currently resides in Northern California with her family.