The Space Between Us: A Contemporary Romance

The Space Between Us: A Slow-Burn Small-Town Romance About Home, Healing & Second Chances

She came home to rebuild an inn.
He came home to rebuild himself.
Neither expected to rebuild each other.

After a public project failure nearly wrecks her career, architect Avery Cole escapes to Cedar Lake, Oregon, to restore her family’s historic inn and reclaim her confidence. What doesn’t she expect? The job has already been claimed, by Eli Grant, her former high school rival and the man she once walked away from.

Eli is steady, skilled, and infuriatingly patient.
Avery is brilliant, guarded, and refusing to fall apart again.
They clash instantly… and spark just as fast.

When a winter storm traps them in the half-renovated inn, old friction melts into warmth, banter softens into honesty, and Avery begins to wonder if the place she ran from is the one she’s finally meant to stay.

But when her former firm offers her a career-saving lifeline, Avery is forced to choose:
the life she rebuilt…
or the love she never stopped wanting.

The Space Between Us is a heartfelt, slow-burning enemies-to-lovers romance filled with emotional depth, small-town charm, and the tender courage it takes to choose home, and each other.

Perfect for readers who love:
❤️ Emotional second chances
🏡 Cozy small-town settings
🔥 Rivals-to-lovers tension
💬 Witty banter and lingering chemistry
💔 Love that feels inevitable