
A Place for US
A Novel
She Writes Press · Print & ebook · June 3, 2025
For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Harper Bliss, a thrilling tale of two women who find each other irresistible but struggle for a second chance for love, redemption, and sanctuary when the world is against them.
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- Who it’s for
- A decades-spanning romance finds old feelings colliding with hard choices.
- Genres
- Lesbian Romance, Second-Chance Romance, Contemporary Romance
- Published
- She Writes Press, June 3, 2025
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For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Harper Bliss, a thrilling tale of two women who find each other irresistible but struggle for a second chance for love, redemption, and sanctuary when the world is against them. Jo, a driven environmental attorney based in Washington, DC, and Lauren, a spirited young woman from Britain on a journey of self-discovery, find themselves in a serendipitous encounter at a lively London pub in 1981.
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Their brief yet profound connection generates a whirlwind of emotions, but the vast ocean, Jo's career aspirations, and immigration hurdles thwart their burgeoning romance. Fast forward twenty-two years, and both Jo and Lauren are unhappy in their current relationships. Fate intervenes when Lauren and her partner travel from Europe to visit Jo in her San Francisco home. The reunion is electric, rekindling a storm of emotions that neither can suppress, despite their efforts to honor their existing commitments. Amid the majestic backdrops of Yosemite National Park and the Pacific Northwest, old passions can’t be denied, leading to dramatic confrontations and painful revelations. Jo and Lauren finally realize they must admit the truth: they are irresistibly drawn to each other. But there is no country in which they can legally live together. A Place for Us is a poignant narrative of profound emotional depth. Will this second chance lead to happiness, or will the same forces that once drove them apart prevail again?
Love, Reconsidered
A decades-spanning romance finds old feelings colliding with hard choices.
Come here for
- A second-chance romance shaped by distance, desire, and difficult choices
- A relationship tested by career ambitions and immigration hurdles
Expect
- Rekindled feelings amid existing commitments and legal barriers
- A story spanning London, San Francisco, Yosemite, and the Pacific Northwest
Where it sits
| Lesbian Romance | 87% |
|---|---|
| Second-Chance Romance | 77% |
| Contemporary Romance | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lesbian Fiction
- Lesbian Romance
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Patricia Grayhall, Abby Craden
- Publisher
- She Writes Press
- Published
- June 3, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lesbian Fiction