num_pages: 299
description: Delaney Roberts and Marcus Worthy-Davis have quite a few things in common. Both blue-collar workers in their forties theyve experienced the tragic loss of their wives and meet through their monthly grief group. Their connection is immediate their friendship solidifying over texts and barstool confessions neither feeling quite so lonely in the others presence.When Marcus reveals to the group that hes considering dating it shakes Delaney to his core. Hes nowhere near ready not when he feels on unstable ground with his teenage son and has vowed not to uproot his life again. Even if it means pushing his own needs aside. Even if Marcuss announcement stirs something else inside Delaney something hes kept at bay for twenty years and he suddenly sees their more tender moments in a different light.The first time Marcus holds Delaney during a particularly rough night the ache in Marcuss chest the one he tries hard to ignore only intensifies. And when their slow-burning friendship sparks into a blazing fire they finally indulge in each other to satisfy their needs. Marcus knows the arrangement is only temporary but he feels a rightness with Delaney he cant easily explain.Soon enough their longing becomes difficult to ignore. But love after loss is terrifying the familiarity with pain and despair too close to the surface. To fan the flames of their connection theyll not only need to make room in their hearts but also take an enormous leap of faith.
language: English
title: Incandescent
publisher: None