Roses of Clare

A chance meeting. A slow-burning connection. A love complicated by timing and truth.

When Lauren O'Connell moves to Philadelphia, she isn't looking for anything more than routine and calm--certainly not the kind of connection that unsettles her sense of self. But a chance encounter brings Julia into her poised, brilliant, and quietly magnetic.

But Julia is standing on the edge of a future that may take her far away, and Lauren is only just learning how to listen to her own heart. As feelings deepen and the possibility of more becomes impossible to ignore, both women must decide whether protecting themselves is worth the cost of walking away.

Roses of Clare is a tender sapphic romance about emotional restraint, second chances in the making, and the love that changes you--even if it doesn't come easily.