Love In The Dark: A Holiday Romance for Grown-Ups

When the lights go out, the truth comes on.

This December, when a blizzard traps them in their Connecticut home two weeks before Christmas, Marissa and Gregory must decide if their marriage is worth saving before the New Year begins.

For readers who believe second chances are harder—and more beautiful—than first love

When Marissa Williams-Parker packs divorce papers in her laptop bag, she's done waiting for her husband to come home. Twenty years of watching Gregory choose the gym over breakfast, spreadsheets over conversation, and financial security over their dreams of children has left her exhausted. She's built a life around community work while he's built walls around his heart.

Then a blizzard knocks out power in their Connecticut home, trapping them in darkness with only dying phones and difficult truths.

"I absolutely loved this story! Scarlet delivers a heartfelt, authentic tale of two souls rediscovering love." — N.G. Peltier, author of Sweethand.

No escape to his 5 AM workouts. No charity galas for her to organize. No electricity to maintain the careful distances that have kept them strangers in their own home.

As the temperature drops and the snow piles higher, Marissa and Gregory must decide: Is love at forty-something worth fighting for when the fairy tale has long since faded? Can two people who've forgotten how to be friends remember why they chose forever?

This intimate novella is for you if:

•You've ever wondered if "for better or worse" includes the silent years
•You believe Black love deserves complex, authentic stories
•You're tired of romance novels where problems disappear with a kiss
•You know that real love means choosing each other, especially when it's hard
•You understand that sometimes the bravest thing is staying

Love in the Dark is a story about marriage decades after the honeymoon ends, love after the butterflies settle, and finding your way back to someone who's been beside you all along.