The Desert Between Us (What Comes Between Us Book 1)

A deeply emotional literary novel about trauma, independence, and learning to let someone stay.Mara Everhart knows how to survive. Seven years after the accident that took her arm — and her best friend's loyalty in the same afternoon — she's built a life defined by what she doesn't need: help, pity, or anyone close enough to lose.Then Kyra Swanson pulls over on a scorching desert highway, changes Mara's tire, and refuses to treat her like she's broken.What begins as a roadside rescue becomes something neither expected: a friendship that will test everything Mara believes about strength, and everything Kyra assumes about helping. When old wounds resurface and new ones open, both women must confront a harder truth — that real connection requires more than showing up. It requires staying.The Desert Between Us is a story about the distance we keep and the people who close it anyway. Read more