Before We Knew

Emilia Bennett has spent twenty-two years trying to convince herself she's just a late bloomer.

She goes on dates with men. She sleeps with men. She waits for the spark everyone keeps promising will come. But no matter how hard she tries, something always feels wrong.

Noa Marino has known exactly who she is for years.

She's also known she's in love with her best friend.

Keeping that secret has become second nature. Loving Emilia from a distance is easier than risking the one person she's never wanted to lose.

Then one unexpected night changes everything.

As Emilia begins questioning the life she's been trying so hard to fit into, the line between friendship and something more starts to disappear. But when an unexpected pregnancy turns both of their worlds upside down, they're forced to confront the future they never imagined-and the feelings they've been avoiding all along.

Sometimes the life you've been searching for isn't the one you planned.

Sometimes it's the one that's been waiting for you...

before we knew.

A heartfelt friends-to-lovers romance about queer awakening, unexpected pregnancy, found family, and discovering that the greatest love of your life may have been beside you all along.