Before We Knew

Eight years of friendship. Eleven months on the clock. One accidental text that changes everything. Stella and Derek have survived bad dates, terrible breakups, and an unwritten rule: never cross the line. To protect the best thing in her life, Stella proposes a safety net-an eleven-month pact to date other people until they turn thirty-five. But Derek is done playing by the rules. When a wrong button sends a private confession straight to Stella's phone, years of carefully built walls begin to shatter. Trapped together in a snowbound motel with only one bed, they are forced to confront the truth they've spent a decade avoiding: the safe path was always a lie, and the best love stories start with a little chaos. Before We Knew is a spicy, emotional contemporary romance for anyone who believes the best love stories start with your best friend.