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Somewhere I Was Trying to Reach
At twenty-eight, Zuri Vélez has already created a life most people only dream about. The Afro-Latina conservationist travels the world designing breathtaking living environments for films, museums, fashion campaigns, and music videos, while sharing her love of botany and wild places with millions online. Strong, independent, and deeply rooted in her family's Mexican traditions, she has never needed anyone to make her life feel complete.
Then Kim Namjoon notices her at a BTS concert in Chicago.
What begins with lingering glances during soundcheck becomes a discreet backstage introduction, a personal phone number, and a connection neither of them can dismiss as simple attraction. Namjoon already knows Zuri's work. Zuri knows the public version of him-but she wants to discover the thoughtful, awkward, intensely observant man beyond the stage.
Their romance moves quickly through late-night calls, shared locations, stolen kisses, and flights taken simply to spend a few precious days together. When an injured Namjoon travels to Zuri's secluded Vancouver cabin, she welcomes him with homemade Korean food, Mexican hot chocolate, and a protection bracelet crafted from stones collected beneath the desert sky of her home in Coahuila.
Yet building something real will require more than chemistry. Between demanding careers, constant travel, public scrutiny, and the fear of becoming too important too quickly, Zuri and Namjoon must learn that love does not mean abandoning the lives they created alone.
Sometimes home is not a place you were missing.
Sometimes it is a person who feels like somewhere you have been trying to reach.