Novel
What Time Can't Take
What Time Can't Take is an emotional, slow-burn sapphic romance about love, loss, and finding your way home. Haunted by her past, Army veteran and musician Emily “Boss” has spent years running from the things she can't change. But when she reconnects with Lina, a woman who makes her want to stay, she's forced to confront the wounds she's spent so long avoiding. A heartfelt story about second chances, complicated love, and discovering that healing doesn't mean forgetting the past—it means learning how to move forward.
Paperback & Hardcover Available November 17, 2026
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About the book
Emily Boss survived the war.
What she never figured out was how to survive coming home.
Years after leaving the Army, Boss drifts through life with a guitar in one hand and a bottle in the other, keeping everyone at arm's length and never staying anywhere long enough to be missed. Haunted by grief, guilt, and the feeling that the person she used to be died overseas, she's convinced some things can't be fixed.
Then, during a brief visit back home, she finds Lina McVey.
Lina is everything Boss left behind. A familiar face, a safe place, and a reminder of the life she never allowed herself to want. As the two women reconnect, Boss finds herself reaching for something she thought she had lost: the possibility of living.
But to live demands change. It demands honesty. And for two women carrying years of heartbreak, choosing each other may be the hardest battle either of them has ever fought.
What Time Can't Take is an emotional slow-burn romance about grief, healing, found family, and learning that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stop running.