No Matter What
A truly heart-warming slow-burn romance from the author of READY OR NOT and PROMISE ME SUNSHINE!
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected 3 Mar 2026
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Can love draw them together . . . again?
After a traumatic accident, a young couple tries to find their way back to each other - and themselves - in this tender, slow-burn romance by the bestselling author of Ready or Not and Promise Me Sunshine.
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Roz and Vin can't look each other in the eyes anymore, let alone share a bed. It's been a year since they survived a traumatic car accident and their marriage hasn't been the same.
But Roz has held out hope that they can fix things . . . until she discovers that Vin has signed a new lease.
So she does what any soon-to-be-divorced Manhattanite would do: she signs up for figure drawing class.
Ignoring Vin's impending move-out date would be a lot easier if he wasn't her best-friends brother - and if he hadn't just offered to let her draw him. After all, that's known to make a separation easier, right? Focus on every detail of your estranged spouse's body while drawing them in the nude?
But after the year they've spent avoiding each other, it feels good to see and be seen by one another again. As Roz works to capture the wholeness of the person she fell in love with, will they both be able to draw upon the feelings they buried deep inside to finally heal together?
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Readers can't get enough of Cara Bastone
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Beautifully devastating'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Astonishingly warm, funny, reassuring, and soul-satisfying'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I always devours everything Cara writes'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This story and these characters showed up right when I needed them most. They are stamped on my heart, mind, and soul-forever'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This story. These characters. Perfection.'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Silent yearning and aching hearts animate this deeply emotional contemporary from Bastone (Ready or Not). It's been one year since heroine Roz, her husband, Vin, and her brother-in-law and best friend, Raffi, were gravely injured in a car accident. While all three recovered from their physical injuries, the aftermath left recipe developer Roz and electrician Vin in an awkward place where conversation has become impossible and physical intimacy—the area where they always communicated best—has disappeared. This rough spot comes to a head when Vin announces he's signed a new lease and plans to move out. Looking to escape their apartment as much as possible, Roz pals around with Raffi and signs up for figure drawing classes, which ignite her creativity. A weekly class proves insufficient to help her express all that's churning inside her, however, and she considers placing a Craigslist add seeking nude models for extra practice—until Vin volunteers to model himself, hoping to spare Roz from potential creeps. Tension-filled sketching sessions open the door for the couple to reconnect. Even at their worst, it's easy to see that these two belong together, and Bastone makes their reconciliation a delicious slow burn while doing a good job handling their PTSD from the accident. This impresses.
