Foundations | Book 1
Foundations is a warm, witty, low-spice contemporary British romance. Set in the commuter town of Cranton, it is a slow-burn story of consent, competence and equal partnership, with dry humour and domestic realism.
It is perfect for readers who love capable heroines, grounded love stories and couples who choose each other on purpose.
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The rules that helped her survive become the foundation for love.
Zoe Bennett learned early that the safest way to live is to be prepared. After a childhood shaped by illness, loss and broken promises, she built her life on rules. She keeps a plan, a buffer and her independence. At twenty-three, she is a fiercely capable finance analyst, juggling a demanding career with postgraduate study. She has no intention of needing anyone.
Then she meets Zane, a warm, steady engineer who doesn't ask her to give anything up. He simply shows up, again and again, and tells the truth. His reliability is hard to argue with, and Zoe trusts evidence. So she starts testing him the only way she knows how.
But what happens when the rules that protected you start to keep out the person worth trusting? And can a home be shared without either of them shrinking to fit it?
Foundations is a warm, witty, low-spice contemporary British romance. Set in the commuter town of Cranton, it is a slow-burn story of consent, competence and equal partnership, with dry humour and domestic realism. It is perfect for readers who love capable heroines, grounded love stories and couples who choose each other on purpose.
More information about Foundations, including release details, will be coming soon.
Continue the journey with Amendments, Book 2 in The Rules We Choose series.
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