
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Character with Disability
Divorce
Friends to Lovers
Girl Next Door
Low Angst
Mature Lead 40+
Neurodiverse
Pet / Wild Animal
Return to Hometown
Romance After 50
Single Parent
Slow Burn
Starting Over
Heat Level:
Hot & Steamy (full, graphic description of sexual acts occurs and may include crude language)
Archetypes:
Reporter / Journalist
Small Business Owner
STEM Profession / Scientist
Teacher / Professor
Geographic Location:
United States
Setting:
Suburban
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
A Wish Upon a Star
Golden Crown Literary Award (Goldie)
Rainbow Award
By Jeannie Levig
Erica Cooper has learned to depend on only herself, but when her new neighbor, Leslie Raymond, befriends Erica's special needs daughter, the walls protecting her heart threaten to crumble.
Leslie Raymond spent the past two years wishing her life had taken a different turn. It’s time for a fresh start, a move across the country, and a new set of rules to help heal her heart―no straight women, no women with kids, and no commitment. But when she meets her new neighbors, the beautiful Erica and her special needs daughter, Siena, she struggles against the pull she immediately experiences.
Erica Cooper has learned to rely only on herself. She knows most people don’t stick around when the going gets tough. And when caring for a child with autism, the going can get tough fast. She is content with the quiet and emotionally safe life she’s constructed, but when they are befriended by their kind, playful, and―damn it―really hot new neighbor, the walls protecting her heart threaten to crumble.
So much for good intentions and firm resolutions―neither stand a chance when the stars align for love.