Description: She thought the best love affairs only happened in books ... Traumatized by the deaths of her parents three years ago, Natalie Hewitt lives an introverted life, taking college classes during the day and working as a barista in a coffee shop at night. A passionate reader, she uses the writing of the world-famous and reclusive novelist Rafael Melendez Mendon to assuage her grief. His words are the only refuge from her pain, and she is certain his characters are better company than anyone she could meet in real life. Julian Kovac is a millionaire and a recluse. He lives a life of self-imposed seclusion in order to protect a secret, and honor his dying mother's last wish. He walks into Natalie's café one summer evening and both of their lives are forever altered by the intense, slow-burn love that blooms between them. But Julian's secret is both the most wonderful revelation Natalie could possibly imagine ... and the very thing that could tear them apart. Contains mature themes.
Brief description: Emma Scott is a USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author whose books have been translated in eight languages and featured in Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, New York Daily News, and USA Today's Happy Ever After. Her works often explore themes of love, loss, and redemption, blending intense emotion with hope and resilience. If you enjoy emotionally charged stories that rip your heart out and put it back together again, with diverse characters and kindhearted heroes, you will enjoy her novels.