The Weight We Carry by Salisa K. Garrand
The Weight We Carry is a tender, slow-burn romance about healing, found family, and falling in love when it feels impossible.
Camille wasn’t supposed to fall in love again.
She swore she was done with it. Between raising three kids, finishing her degree, and rebuilding her life after being abandoned by the men in her past, she didn’t have room for romance, or for the man who saw her in ways no one else ever had.
Hunter never thought he deserved a second chance.
After a decade in the Marine Corps, he’s still trying to find his footing. He’s quiet, guarded, and the last thing he expects is a single mom who laughs too loud, feels too deeply, and changes everything.
What begins on a dating app, and a playful mini golf date, soon turns into late-night talks and motorcycle rides along the coast. Between messy mornings and whispered promises, they find a rhythm that feels like healing. But love doesn’t come easy for two people who’ve spent their lives surviving it.
When the past threatens to pull them both under, Camille and Hunter have to choose: keep carrying the weight alone, or learn to let someone else help shoulder it.
