Author Talk and Release Celebration: Jeannie Choe and Cee Yang

Kendall Cohen thought she had the kind of love that would last forever, until it slowly stopped feeling like love at all.

She has a home by the sea, a bright and curious six-year-old daughter, and a husband who has always loved her. But now their conversations barely scratch the surface. Smiles feel practiced. And the space between them is filled with everything they refuse to say.

James Cohen knows he loves his wife. That has never changed. But love has not been enough to carry them through the grief they never learned to share. The loss that changed everything still lingers, shaping the way they speak, the way they parent, the way they hold back. Once, there was laughter, late nights, and a future that felt certain. Now, they are left holding onto a version of love they barely recognize, staying for their family and the hope that something of it still remains. But staying has come at a cost.

Now, with tension finally boiling over, they are forced to confront what they have been avoiding for years. James is ready to fight for their marriage. Kendall is not sure she has anything left to give. And when everything unspoken finally comes to light, they must decide if love is enough to rebuild what they lost, or if holding on will only break them further.

ABOUT STRICTLY AGAINST POLICY

Lina Lee's first day at a cozy neighborhood pharmacy is already a disaster: she's late, overwhelmed, and reporting to Jonathan Lo—the high school academic rival who always despised her. Jonathan isn't thrilled either. Fresh off vacation, he returns to find a new pharmacist was hired behind his back by the pharmacy owner... and it just had to be Lina: cold, composed, and still annoyingly perfect.

Their workplace becomes a battleground of sharp tongues, bruised egos, and barely concealed tension—until one after-hours mishap traps them chest-to-chest in a janitor's closet, forcing a truce.

But, when Jonathan accidentally uncovers a dark family secret Lina's been hiding, the professional lines don't just blur—they completely dissolve.

Because sometimes the prescription for rivalry and dislike looks a lot like love.

CW: Mention of controlling and/or emotionally abusive familial relationships, alcoh0lism (off-page), stålking and hårassing, and workplace harassment from a superior.