leather and lavender

In this poignant contemporary romance, two lives are unexpectedly intertwined by a tragedy neither saw coming.

Two years after losing his wife Amy in a devastating car accident, NFL safety Ryan LaSalle is just trying to hold it together - raising his daughters Ollie and Blake alone while battling the physical toll of twelve seasons in professional football. When his neighbor Unci insists her granddaughter Kingsley would be the perfect nanny for his girls, Ryan reluctantly agrees, unprepared for how quickly she'll become essential to their lives.

Kingsley has her own wounds to heal. After dropping out of law school following her twin brother Alex's death, she's searching for a fresh start. What she doesn't tell Ryan is that she knows exactly who he is - not just as the football star whose poster once hung on her teenage bedroom wall, but as the man whose wife died in the accident caused by her brother.

As Kingsley breathes life back into their home and captures Ryan's heart, their growing connection is threatened by the weight of secrets between them. When the truth finally emerges, they must decide if the love they've found can withstand the pain that first brought them together.

A moving exploration of grief, forgiveness, and second chances, "Leather and Lavender" reminds us that sometimes the most unexpected connections lead to the deepest healing.