Rising Star

We were never supposed to fall in love.
Not when I was living under his roof. Not when he was my boss. Not when his daughters had already worked their way into my heart and his tour was threatening to change everything.
But loving Sam Stevens stopped feeling impossible a long time ago. Now it feels inevitable.
Somewhere between the stolen moments, the late-night confessions, and the life we built in the spaces neither of us expected, he became so much more than the man I was supposed to keep my distance from. He became the person I turn to first. The one I ache for. The one I can’t imagine walking away from without taking pieces of myself with me.
The problem is, love doesn’t erase the past.
Sam is still carrying the damage of everything he’s lost. I’m still trying to trust that what we have is strong enough to survive the realities waiting for us beyond the safety of home. Fame, family, old wounds, and the life neither of us can put on pause forever are all closing in at once.
And if we want a future together, we’ll have to fight for it. Because loving each other was the easy part.
Holding on to it when everything is at stake might be the hardest thing we’ve ever done.

Rising Star is the emotional conclusion to Sam and Madison’s story—a heartfelt romance about family, healing, and choosing love when it asks you to risk everything.

Tropes and themes:
Single dad, nanny romance, age gap, found family, emotional healing, soulmates, second chance at love