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This Could Be Us

Kennedy Ryan (2024)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingNew York City
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageMild

Synopsis

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She’s a domestic goddess who's never met a party she couldn't host or a charge she couldn't lead. The one with all the answers and the perfect vinaigrette for that summer salad. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes, and the life she built with the man who was supposed to be her forever, goes poof in a cloud of betrayal and disillusion. But there is no time to pout or sulk, or even grieve the life she lost. She's too busy keeping a roof over her daughters' heads and food on the table. And in the process of saving them all, Soledad rediscovers herself. From the ashes of a life burned to the ground, something bold and new can rise. But then an unlikely man enters the picture—the forbidden one, the one she shouldn't want but can't seem to resist. She's lost it all before and refuses to repeat her mistakes. Can she trust him? Can she trust herself? After all she's lost... and found... can she be brave enough to make room for what could be?

Tags

Women's FictionSecond Chance RomanceDomestic Drama

This Could Be Us: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Adult contemporary romance about a woman rebuilding her life after betrayal and divorce, featuring a forbidden romance. Contains intimate scenes and themes of infidelity.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include emotional abuse, betrayal, and divorce (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adults will appreciate this story of a woman rediscovering herself and finding unexpected love after her marriage falls apart.