When Time Stood Still
(2026)(The first book in the Romero Family Romance series)
A novel by Thea Masen
When Hazel’s mother is admitted to the hospital for an experimental cancer treatment, all Hazel wants is more time with the person she loves most. She doesn’t expect to have to share it with an infuriatingly attractive surgical resident who pushes all her buttons.
Every time they lock eyes, the world freezes. Monitors fall silent. Hallways still. Only the two of them remain, suspended outside of time.
He thinks they’re fated to be together. She’s not so sure.
Grieving and afraid of what she might lose next, Hazel clings to control and hides in her writing. Can she let someone love her, or will the lies she tells herself ruin their relationship before it’s begun?
When Time Stood Still is a magical realism romance intended for an 18+ audience.
Genre: General Fiction
Every time they lock eyes, the world freezes. Monitors fall silent. Hallways still. Only the two of them remain, suspended outside of time.
He thinks they’re fated to be together. She’s not so sure.
Grieving and afraid of what she might lose next, Hazel clings to control and hides in her writing. Can she let someone love her, or will the lies she tells herself ruin their relationship before it’s begun?
When Time Stood Still is a magical realism romance intended for an 18+ audience.
Genre: General Fiction