When We Choose Trilogy Series by L. V. Dennison

When We ChooseBook One of the When We Choose Trilogy. Love wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was she. He’s built his life on discipline, distance, and control—on a career that leaves no room for mistakes or distractions. His world is fast, loud, and relentlessly public, and he’s learned the hard way that letting anyone get too close comes at a cost. She’s spent years choosing stability over risk, convinced that some dreams are better left untouched... moreWhen We ChooseBook One of the When We Choose Trilogy. Love wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was she. He’s built his life on discipline, distance, and control—on a career that leaves no room for mistakes or distractions. His world is fast, loud, and relentlessly public, and he’s learned the hard way that letting anyone get too close comes at a cost. She’s spent years choosing stability over risk, convinced that some dreams are better left untouched. Navigating a glamorous industry where perception matters as much as talent, she knows what it’s like to live in the shadow of expectations—and what it takes to finally step out of them. When their paths cross, the connection is immediate, unexpected, and impossible to ignore. Drawn together across distance, pressure, and lives shaped by public scrutiny, they find themselves facing choices neither of them planned for—and feelings they can’t outrun. Set against the high-speed world of professional racing and the polished intensity of high fashion, When We Choose is a slow-burn contemporary romance about second chances, emotional resilience, and the quiet bravery it takes to choose love on your own terms. less

The distance didn't break them. The fear did. Jackie Walker and Cal Barrett thought surviving the spotlight was the hard part. Then came the reality: her career in Paris and New York, his life at the track, and a relationship that runs on stolen weekends and too many goodbyes. When exhaustion looks like ending it, and fear looks like protection, Cal makes a choice that tears them apart. But danger doesn't care about distance... moreThe distance didn't break them. The fear did. Jackie Walker and Cal Barrett thought surviving the spotlight was the hard part. Then came the reality: her career in Paris and New York, his life at the track, and a relationship that runs on stolen weekends and too many goodbyes. When exhaustion looks like ending it, and fear looks like protection, Cal makes a choice that tears them apart. But danger doesn't care about distance. And when Jackie survives an airport bombing that kills four people and leaves her bleeding on foreign pavement, they both learn the same brutal truth:. Love couldn't protect her. And losing each other didn't either. A story about breaking, surviving, and the rain-soaked reunion that happens when there's nothing left to lose—and everything left to fight for. Book Two of the When We Choose trilogy. less

She survived the explosion. She built an empire. Now someone she trusts is trying to take it all away. Jackie Walker has never been more visible — or more vulnerable. As the new face of a legendary fashion house, she’s commanding stages from Paris to New York with a hundred-million-dollar contract and a career entirely on her terms. Cal Barrett is chasing the season of his life — Daytona, a championship run, the kind of year that defines a legacy... moreShe survived the explosion. She built an empire. Now someone she trusts is trying to take it all away. Jackie Walker has never been more visible — or more vulnerable. As the new face of a legendary fashion house, she’s commanding stages from Paris to New York with a hundred-million-dollar contract and a career entirely on her terms. Cal Barrett is chasing the season of his life — Daytona, a championship run, the kind of year that defines a legacy. But behind the scenes, someone in Jackie’s inner circle is quietly tightening their grip — rewriting access, blurring boundaries, and turning protection into control. And the closer Jackie and Cal get to the life they’ve fought for, the more dangerous that control becomes. From the Vegas Strip to Victory Lane, from the Champs-Élysées to a chapel where Elvis officiates on Friday nights, everything they’ve built will be tested. Because this time, the threat isn’t coming from the outside. It’s already inside. What We Build is the final book in the When We Choose trilogy — a story about love that doesn’t just survive. It rises. less