{"product_id":"making-room-for-love-krista-rowan-9798180744029","title":"Making Room for Love: A Brother's Best Friend Romance About Trust, Healing, and Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaking Room for Love\u003cbr\u003eA Brother's Best Friend Romance About Trust, Healing, and Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily Moore has spent the last six months rebuilding the quiet life she almost lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter walking away from an emotionally abusive relationship-and still carrying the hurt of being cheated on before that-Emily has sworn off dating completely. She has her work as a residential interior designer at Willow House Interiors, her small Florida town of Willowbend, and a carefully controlled routine that helps her feel safe again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Zach Andrews walks back into her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZach is her older brother Hunter's best friend, the steady boy from her childhood who somehow grew into a patient, dry-humored project manager with kind hazel eyes and a house that desperately needs help. When he hires Emily to help turn his empty, beige house into a home, their old family-friend connection slowly becomes something neither of them expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaint samples turn into late-night texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRug shopping turns into hand-holding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoffee drop-offs, office lunches, poolside afternoons, and quiet movie nights turn into something warm, careful, and impossible to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZach never pushes Emily for more than she is ready to give. He asks. He waits. He remembers the little things. And for the first time in a long time, Emily begins to wonder if love doesn't have to feel like losing herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe it can feel like safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe it can feel like choosing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe it can feel like coming home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTropes and themes include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrother's best friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall-town romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow burn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo spice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow angst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe falls first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior designer heroine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProject manager hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealing after a toxic relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound safety and emotional trust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall-town Florida setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouse-to-home renovation vibes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtective but gentle hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuiet acts of love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet kisses only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLight trigger warning: \u003c\/b\u003e This story includes references to past emotional abuse, narcissistic behavior, controlling relationship dynamics, and cheating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Krista Rowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180744029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Krista Rowan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173583462655,"sku":"9798180744029","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c45c93be-3ed2-4e06-9f67-8b99c71a6c7a.jpg?v=1788955350","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-room-for-love-krista-rowan-9798180744029","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}