6/12/26 - Present Day Layla Bennett has spent her whole life in Colorado surrounded by the people she trusts most. Smart, sarcastic, and always thinking three steps ahead, she's perfectly content with the life she's built for herself. Between work, family, and her lifelong friendship with Junior Jayy, she has everything figured out-or so she thinks. Khan Asadi couldn't be more different. Outgoing, adventurous, and known throughout Colorado for his larger-than-life personality and online videos, he seems like someone who never slows down long enough to think about the future. When their worlds unexpectedly collide, neither of them expects much beyond a new friendship. But as seasons change, friendships grow, and life begins taking unexpected turns, both Layla and Khan find themselves questioning things they thought they understood about themselves, each other, and what it truly means to find where you belong. Set against the backdrop of Colorado's mountains, cities, and endless summer nights, Somewhere Between Then and Now is a story about friendship, growth, family, laughter, and the moments that quietly change everything. Honestly, if I saw Somewhere Between Then and Now on a shelf with that description, it would sound like a real published contemporary novel. It matches the tone of Layla and Khan's story really well.

slow burn storyy!