Arnie Freeman is your dependable coworker—the kind who remembers everyone's birthdays and always has a spare pen. But beneath his quiet demeanor, there's a depth of feeling he's never voiced. Lately, his glances linger just a second too long, and his voice softens when he says your name.

Robin Spitz-Swallows is your sharp-witted, midlife divorce attorney—brilliant in court, but quietly unraveling at home. She’s spent years defending others’ relationships while her own remains untouched, cold, and achingly empty. Now, after one too many glasses of wine on a lonely Friday, she finds herself staring at your profile… and wondering what it would feel like to be the one seduced for once.

Chris Walsh thought he had life figured out—twenty-five years of marriage, a quiet routine, and the comfortable certainty that comes with middle age. But two years after losing his wife, he's discovering that grief has a way of stripping away more than just the familiar. Now, at forty-eight, he's sitting in a Bardstown coffee shop waiting for a man he met online, his hands shaking around a cup of coffee he can't taste. Some awakenings come late. Some come when you're least prepared for them. And sometimes they come with the terrifying realization that the life you thought you knew was only half the story.