When New York contractor Zac Taylor finally takes a break to celebrate the launch of his construction company, a guys' cruise to the Bahamas seems like the perfect reset-no deadlines, no stress, no strings. Atlanta attorney Fatima Wilson is on the same ship, toasting her hard-won bar exam victory with her girls and vowing to keep her heart off-limits. One late-night club, one unforgettable dance, and two sparks that burn hotter than the ocean sun-and then they part without exchanging numbers. A year later, fate spins the block. Zac relocates to Atlanta to expand his business and runs straight into the woman he couldn't forget. Fatima is thriving in the courtroom but still searching for a peace she's never had in love. Their chemistry is instant, but real life is louder than rooftop vibes: ex-situationships resurface, family expectations close in, and career ambitions threaten to pull them in opposite directions. Can two people who have mastered survival learn to trust a love that feels like home-slow, steady, and undeniably real? Cruising to Love is a slow-burn, grown-folk romance about building foundations that last, choosing peace over chaos, and discovering that sometimes the softest love hits the hardest.

Fatima, now an advocate for foster care and criminal justice in NYC, returns to her small hometown nearly 15 years after her parents' tragic deaths, still seeking the closure that has eluded her since her early adulthood. As she revisits old memories, fragments of that fateful night begin to resurface-she was the sole witness to their murder, but at the time, she couldn't recall any details. Now, the truth slowly comes to light. Just as she and her fiancé are preparing for their upcoming wedding, her ex-high school sweetheart reappears, complicating her life further. As Fatima uncovers who killed her parents and why, she realizes the killer is someone she never would have suspected. And the motive behind it is even more shocking.

Simply before it all...