Where We Weren’t Looking

Dani never meant to live her life alone—she just made peace with it. She doesn’t date, doesn’t scroll through apps, doesn’t chase after something that feels more like performance than connection. Silence is safer. Solitude doesn’t disappoint.

Jimmy isn’t searching either. He’s steady, practical, the kind of man who lives in rhythm rather than rush. His life is marked by patterns, not passion—and he tells himself that’s enough.

But the world has a way of weaving strangers into the same spaces. A flickering library light. A rain-soaked volunteer day. A coffee cup left behind on the wrong table.

What begins as almost-accidents becomes something neither can ignore. Dani is wary of letting anyone past her guard. Jimmy fears being asked to become someone louder than he is. And yet, in the quiet, in the ordinary, something fragile takes root.

Where We Weren’t Looking is a lyrical, slow-burn novel about choosing connection even when it terrifies you. About the weight of solitude, the tenderness of being seen, and the courage it takes to stay.

For readers who believe love doesn’t always arrive when you’re searching—but sometimes, when you finally stop.