The woman sleeping with her fiancé was wearing a dress Lydia had made for her.
When Lydia Fenwick sees the photograph, her wealthy fiancé doesn't deny the affair. He tells her not to make a decision she can't afford.Lydia makes it anyway.
At twenty-six, she leaves with an old sewing machine, her father's shears, and the pattern for a dress she was finally making for herself. Then she discovers her private designs are being presented as the other woman's first collection.
Starting over would be hard enough without someone else putting their name on her future.
A paid repair job brings Lydia to a harbor ballroom—and Samuel Arden. The billionaire everyone wants a moment with is willing to kneel on the floor and help her gather spilled pins. He listens to her jokes. Notices her skill. Looks at her as though every part of her is worth wanting.
As small kindnesses become laughter, longing, and a growing attachment neither expected, Lydia must learn to trust a love that doesn't ask her to hide. But her ex and his new girlfriend are still determined to profit from the woman they underestimated.
An emotional standalone romance about claiming your work, taking up space, and falling for a man who makes choosing yourself feel possible.A slow-building love story with closed-door intimacy and a happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance
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