A second chance at love can only blossom when you make peace with the past.

Irene Cook has been adrift since her husband's death. With her son off to college, she's facing an empty nest filled only with the memories of a life she's no longer living. That is until she reconnects with Josh Robinson—her high school crush, now a divorced single father who's also navigating the confusing freedoms of a life without children at home.

Their past connection is undeniable, but their present is complicated by grief, insecurity, and the fears of two sons who don't want their parents to get hurt again. Just as Irene and Josh begin to find their footing, Josh's manipulative ex-wife returns, determined to break them apart and use their son as a pawn in a bitter legal battle.

The Emptiness Between Us is a poignant and heartwarming story about finding out who you are as an individual before you can discover who you can be with someone else. It's a story of second chances, the courage to heal, and the beautiful truth that love can bloom even in the quietest, most vulnerable spaces.