Loving someone is seeing their worst moments and choosing them anyway.

When Katie and Brandon unexpectedly became parents, they were just starting to fall in love with their baby and each other. Life was good.

Now, seven years later, Brandon has a wife, two kids, and a career in New York City. He’s just having trouble figuring out how to balance it all.

Katie—eight years sober and immersed in motherhood—is frustrated with her husband’s late nights and her own loneliness. She’d love to fill the gaps with her art, but she doesn’t have much time. 

Suddenly, Brandon is offered a golden opportunity: taking over his parents’ architecture firm. The catch? It’s in Chicago. But when Katie’s sobriety is put at risk, he makes a quick decision to transplant his family to suburban Leade Park, Illinois.

Katie begrudgingly gives Brandon two months to persuade her that this move will be better for everyone. If he can’t, she’s going to pack up the kids and go back. With or without him.

With the kids in school, she’ll have time for her art, and they’re finally reunited with friends and family. It should be easy to convince her, right?

But the familiar pull of the job and the unfamiliarity of a new place have them slipping further away from each other with each passing day.

Can Katie and Brandon blend their visions and design the life they want? Or will they choose to go their separate ways?

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Enjoy this playlist of music that inspired me as I wrote The Write Choice! Some of the songs remind me of certain characters, and some remind me of certain scenes. Some are just for the overall vibe. Read more here.

If you like the music, consider buying the book!

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Content Warnings/Possible Triggers

• multiple explicit, on-page sex scenes
• anxiety (described on-page)
• substance use disorder
• emotionally difficult family
• profanity