{"product_id":"a-year-of-almosts-adam-gaffen-9798295728624","title":"A Year of Almosts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight person. Wrong time. One year of almosts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDana's life is stable, sensible, and carefully arranged. A good job, a long-term boyfriend, and a future that looks perfectly respectable on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaia's life is the opposite-creative, chaotic, and built around never staying anywhere long enough for things to get complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen they meet on a freezing Manhattan rooftop on New Year's Eve, the connection between them is instant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe timing is terrible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the next twelve months, Dana and Kaia keep colliding across New York City-at gallery openings, parties, late-night conversations, and chance encounters that feel a little too meaningful to ignore. Each time, the chemistry is still there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach time, something in their lives gets in the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDana is beginning to realize that comfort and happiness are not the same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaia is starting to understand that the right connection might be worth risking the walls she's built around herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut growing into the people they need to be doesn't happen overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd sometimes love doesn't arrive in a single perfect moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes it takes a year of almosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Year of Almosts\u003c\/strong\u003e is a character-driven \u003cstrong\u003eslow-burn sapphic romance\u003c\/strong\u003e about timing, growth, and the moment when two people finally become ready for the love that's been waiting all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eslow burn romance - right person\/wrong time - bisexual \u0026amp; sapphic romance - emotional character growth - New York City settings - messy relationships that turn into real love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the wider \u003cstrong\u003eCassidyverse\u003c\/strong\u003e (with a few familiar faces for longtime readers), this novel stands completely on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes the hardest part of love isn't finding the right person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's becoming ready for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Gaffen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295728624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Gaffen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d","brand":"Adam Gaffen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623793144063,"sku":"9798295728624","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-year-of-almosts-adam-gaffen-9798295728624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}