Both/And Series by Michelle Thorne

A sweet romance that tackles real-life issues and has the reader rooting for an unlikely love connection to survive.Emlyn Albright is used to dark places. She feels safe there. After surviving childhood trauma and struggling to stay sober from heroin, she wants nothing more than a solitary life, where she can hide her secrets in her heart.Blind from birth, Kyle Carter longs for the light. He always has... moreA sweet romance that tackles real-life issues and has the reader rooting for an unlikely love connection to survive.Emlyn Albright is used to dark places. She feels safe there. After surviving childhood trauma and struggling to stay sober from heroin, she wants nothing more than a solitary life, where she can hide her secrets in her heart.Blind from birth, Kyle Carter longs for the light. He always has. Kyle believes in love and laughter, and he knows if he can just get a girl to know him as a person, she will fall for his bright smile and white-knight mentality.When Kyle begins to pursue Emlyn, she tries her best to refuse him, but Kyle Carter is as enticing as drugs. And he doesn’t need his sight to see this girl has issues. He longs to take her hand and lead her through reclaiming the childhood she lost. There is just one problem.Emlyn doesn’t like to be touched, and Kyle uses his hands to see.Can love exist in both darkness and light? less

A gritty, feel-good romance relatable to real-life circumstances.A struggling daughter's estranged high school sweetheart woos her by partnering with her during the excruciating end of her mother's life.At the age of eighteen, Niki Sweet grew up in the span of a conversation. She was suddenly thrust into the all-encompassing role of sole caregiver for her mother, dying of Lewy Body Dementia. Niki misses childhood, where a good cry is all she needed to make things better... moreA gritty, feel-good romance relatable to real-life circumstances.A struggling daughter's estranged high school sweetheart woos her by partnering with her during the excruciating end of her mother's life.At the age of eighteen, Niki Sweet grew up in the span of a conversation. She was suddenly thrust into the all-encompassing role of sole caregiver for her mother, dying of Lewy Body Dementia. Niki misses childhood, where a good cry is all she needed to make things better. She misses innocence, where love is good and kind. Most of all, Niki misses Clive Carter, his pure heart, and their deep, passionate connection.But that was then.Now, every step Niki takes is backward. She can barely breathe with all the pressure and heartache she feels, and her mother’s doctor is threatening to report her for elderly neglect if she doesn’t get help. She would, if only there were any money left. So, when Clive reappears in her life offering to help, she wants nothing to do with him, his inviting green eyes, or gentle pursuit, but what choice does she have? There is no one else.With her mother’s mind gone and Clive’s five-year absence, Niki hasn’t belonged to anyone in a long time. Having him around awakens a dormant desire in her heart. As Niki’s mother slips away, Niki has to decide if the glory of love is worth the burden it brings. less

A moving story about adoption and family preservation, losing and winning, grief and love. Both Cleaving and Cleaving is an intimate look into the life of a birth mother and represents some of what it’s like to live with placing a child for adoption.Luca Jones thought choosing to walk out of the hospital without her child was excruciating. Now, five years later, she knows that was a cakewalk compared to daily living with that decision... moreA moving story about adoption and family preservation, losing and winning, grief and love. Both Cleaving and Cleaving is an intimate look into the life of a birth mother and represents some of what it’s like to live with placing a child for adoption.Luca Jones thought choosing to walk out of the hospital without her child was excruciating. Now, five years later, she knows that was a cakewalk compared to daily living with that decision. It’s changed her, made her harder and softer at the same time. And she has become passionate about a few things: 1. advocacy for birth parents, 2. advocacy for vulnerable and traumatized children, and 3. fighting for family preservation. She is sure there is nothing and no one can change her mind about those things.Boaz Stone is an adult adoptee adopted from foster care who detests his birth mother. When Luca meets Boaz, she is determined to change his perception of birth mothers. The two begin to spend time together, talking about adoption, and before long, they have fallen for each other. But when Luca dismisses her cousin’s neglect of her daughter, she and Boaz quickly discover they have differing ideas about protecting children. When the law gets involved, Luca must decide whether to fight for her cousin’s family preservation or if advocating for her cousin’s vulnerable daughter means splitting them apart. less