Award-Winning Debut Contemporary Romance

After ten years in a toxic relationship, editor Sadie Reed has learned how to fix everyone’s stories but her own. When she’s offered a career-changing assignment — travel to a quiet English village and convince reclusive bestselling author Corbyn Pearce to finish the manuscript he refuses to complete — she reluctantly says yes.

Corbyn is brilliant, guarded, and entirely uninterested in being “managed.” Still recovering from a life-altering accident and burdened by unresolved betrayal, he has driven away every editor sent his way — until Sadie.

Their collision is immediate: sharp wit, creative friction, and an undeniable connection neither expects. As professional tension softens into late-night conversations and tentative trust, both are forced to confront the wounds they’ve carefully buried — Sadie’s from the life she escaped, Corbyn’s from the truth he cannot forget.

When a long-hidden thread from their past resurfaces, Sadie must decide whether she is finally brave enough to claim the story she deserves — and whether Corbyn is ready to risk becoming part of it.

A heartfelt, slow-burn romance centered on emotional safety, found family, and personal renewal, Between the Lines has resonated strongly with early readers and appeals to fans of character-driven contemporary romance in the vein of Emily Henry and Carley Fortune.

🏆 Winner – Firebird Book Award (Romance)