Every Other Tuesday

He walked out of her life without a backward glance. Now he's walked into her café. And he needs her help. Mara Holt has spent seven years building something Quinn Delaney never deserved to see: a life. A warm, cinnamon-scented sanctuary called The Meeple's Reprisal, a board game café she pulled from nothing after he disappeared. Game nights. Regulars who count on her. A daughter with his eyes and her stubborn heart — who Quinn knows absolutely nothing about. When the café's landlord threatens to sell and the only designer brilliant enough to save them is Quinn himself, Mara has no good choices. Letting him back in means late nights in a cramped back office, arguments over card mechanics, fingers brushing across a prototype board, the unbearable pull of a rivalry that never quite died. It means pretending the truth isn't right there, growing bigger every day, wearing his smile. Quinn never stopped loving her. He tells himself returning to Harborview is a career reset. Walking into her café and finding the girl he left behind transformed into a guarded, captivating woman — that part he did not plan for. The rules are simple. Keep it professional. Meet the deadline. Don't fall back into her arms. He breaks all of them before the first Tuesday ends. But the attraction is only the surface danger. Mara knows the real threat is the truth she's been protecting for seven years. Telling Quinn means risking everything — her daughter's heart, the fragile peace they've built, the café itself. A jealous friend with his own claims is already tightening the net. The window is closing. And somewhere between the arguing and the game mechanics and the way he still looks at her like she's the only player at the table, Mara has to decide if Quinn Delaney deserves a second chance — or if she's the only one who's learned to play for keeps. Every Other Tuesday is a swoony and heartfelt contemporary romance about a secret baby, second chances, slow-burn longing, and the courage it takes to trust someone with everything you've spent years protecting. Perfect for readers who love secret baby romance, second chance love stories, small-town settings, enemies-to-lovers slow burn, and the emotional warmth of Zoe Dod and Elle Kennedy. Standalone romance with a hard-earned happy ending.