Between Lifetimes

She is a woman who built her independence carefully, brick by quiet brick. He is a man who has already made his choice-and has been waiting, patiently, for her to make hers.
The only problem: they are cousins. And the families who love them would never allow it.

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Ludya Lin doesn't need anyone. At twenty-three, she moves alone to Jakarta, builds a stable life from scratch, and leads an online gaming clan of nearly forty people with the authority of someone who has never doubted herself. She has no interest in messy emotions or casual flings. She wants someone who understands silence, who doesn't need constant tending, who simply fits.
Matthew Wang is not someone she chose. He was already there: a family connection she hadn't thought about in years, re-entering her life through a single chat message. He is composed where other men are loud, certain where they are impulsive, and patient in a way that doesn't feel like waiting--it feels decided.
What begins as reconnection becomes something she couldn't control. Through late-night clan wars, private messages exchanged across the distance between Jakarta and Shenzhen, and a few stolen days in the same city, the shape of what they feel for each other becomes impossible to ignore.
But distance is not the only difficulty. They are cousins. And the traditions that govern their families do not bend for feelings, no matter how real.

Between Lifetimes is a slow-burn romance about two people who are right for each other in almost every way, except the one that their world cares about most. A story about the cost of choosing honestly, the tenderness of a man who loves without rushing, and a woman learning, for the first time, what it feels like to be truly seen.

For readers who love quiet love stories, found families, and the ache of wanting something you're not supposed to.