An unconventional path back to intimacy becomes a dangerous invitation no marriage can survive in this provocative debut thriller from Robbi Renee.

Dionna and Julian Davies have built a beautiful life from the wreckage of old grief. They have a home, a family, and the kind of marriage that still looks solid from the outside. But behind closed doors, the distance between them has grown too wide to ignore. Years of unspoken strain have left them disconnected in ways neither of them knows how to name. Yet somehow, love endures.

Then Dionna meets Nouri . . .

What begins as a chance encounter becomes something neither Dionna nor Julian can easily explain. Nouri is calm, perceptive, and impossible to forget. Her presence stirs something in their home, in their marriage, and in Dionna herself. At first, she seems to have arrived at exactly the right time, slipping into their world with an ease that feels both comforting and unsettling. But the closer Nouri gets, the harder it becomes to tell where connection ends and intrusion begins.

As buried secrets begin to surface, Dionna and Julian find themselves pulled into something far more intimate and dangerous than either of them could ever have imagined, forcing them to confront the possibility that the greatest threat to their marriage was never the distance, but the woman they invited in.

Born out of loss, grief, and anxiety during the pandemic in December 2020, Robbi Renee transformed her pain into powerful storytelling. She writes stories of love, heartbreak, and healing, centering authentic Black characters living and loving within vibrant Black communities, inspired by her St. Louis roots.

Her work is a compelling blend of bossy, beautifully broken heroines and sexy, emotionally complex heroes, creating unforgettable collisions of Black love. Known for her "Pen Possessed," Robbi has a gift for breaking readers' hearts and stitching them back together with care, leaving them changed by the journey.