Roaming Hearts

She was looking for an outlet. She found him instead.

Sloane Chen has built her career on Wi-Fi and wanderlust. A freelance UX designer living the digital nomad dream, she’s mastered the art of working from anywhere—beaches, co-working spaces, and occasionally a convenience store floor at 2 a.m. when her laptop is dying and a deadline is looming. She’s got her adapter kit, her backup charger, and a strict personal policy against attachments. Relationships don’t survive visa runs. Staying means standing still. And Sloane doesn’t stand still.

Kael Miranda is a software developer and night photographer who’s been roaming Southeast Asia for seven years, running from a grief he can’t outrun and telling himself the next destination will be the one that fixes everything. When he encounters a furious woman with a dead laptop in a Balinese Circle K, he does the only logical thing: he offers her his power bank. And then his porch. And then his cold brew.

What starts as a pragmatic Wi-Fi sharing pact—with a color-coded Google Calendar, coffee rotation, and strict “professional ghost” boundaries—quickly becomes something neither of them expected. But when a travel vlogger accidentally exposes their relationship, Sloane’s biggest client questions her professionalism. And when a dream job offer in San Francisco threatens to pull her back to the “stable” life she’s been avoiding, Sloane must decide: is the nomadic life a way to see the world, or a way to keep it at arm’s length?

From Bali to Singapore to Mexico City, Roaming Hearts is a laugh-out-loud, globe-trotting romantic comedy about two people who’ve spent their lives running away—and what happens when they finally decide to run toward each other. Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren, Emily Henry, and anyone who’s ever wondered if you can find a five-bar connection and a soulmate in the same trip.