Winter: A Love Story — A Contemporary Romance About Forgiveness & Healing

Winter: A Love Story is a powerful slow-burn contemporary romance about healing, family, legacy, and the risks we take for the people we love. Winter Carter is a single mother doing everything she can to raise her daughter, Miracle—a rising basketball star—while chasing her own dream of opening a restaurant in Houston. Her life is a careful balance of ambition, motherhood, and survival. When a family crisis hits, her longtime best friend Jae steps in. Their history runs deep, their chemistry has always been real, and the emotional tension between them resurfaces stronger than ever. As Winter confronts buried fears and Jae grapples with unspoken truths, old feelings collide with new possibilities. Secrets unravel. Choices must be made. And love demands courage. This is a deeply emotional, friends-to-lovers, second-chance-at-life romance that blends personal growth, slow-build intimacy, and the fierce devotion that defines Black love stories. The heart of the novel beats with resilience,