When a break-in at the artful synagogue and museum where they both work shatters their routine, Ruth and Asa find themselves thrown together in unexpected ways. Ruth, a dedicated researcher and writer with a guarded heart, and Asa, an outspoken curator with a protector complex, must navigate the aftermath of the crime while confronting their own personal fears.
As they delve deeper into a messy and argumentative relationship, they find themselves undeniably attracted. And attracted to all the wrong things in each other. Both stubborn and fiercely independent, they clash as often as they connect, each hiding scars and secrets. While working side by side in public, Ruth and Asa begin to unravel their own defenses, finding strength in vulnerability and love in the most unlikely of places.
Passion, fear and trauma leads these two academics to discover that sometimes, the things that scare us most are the very things that can bring us together. Will Ruth and Asa learn to trust each other and heal old wounds, or will their differences make it impossible for them to be together?
About a three hour read
