The Bridge Between Us

Love doesn't always arrive like thunder. Sometimes, it learns your name first. Mira is used to surviving quietly — a new job, a new city, and a promise to herself to stay invisible. As a trans woman still patching together confidence, she's learned that hope can be dangerous… until the day Eli walks into the café with paint-stained hands and a gentle way of seeing the world. Eli paints murals that almost nobody notices — and carries more doubt than he'll admit. What begins as small talk grows into late-night conversations, shared secrets, and a slow-burn attraction that feels both terrifying and safe. With Eli, Mira isn't an explanation or a curiosity. She is simply herself. Their love unfolds carefully: trust, consent, laughter, desire, and the courage to say yes — and sometimes not yet. Together they learn that intimacy isn't about perfection; it's about presence. But the world still knocks. Lost jobs. Public scrutiny. Old wounds. A project that could change everything — and choices that could tear them apart. When their story becomes larger than the two of them, Mira must confront the question she's avoided all her life: Is she meant to simply be seen — or to lead? Bridge Between Us is a heartfelt, emotional LGBTQ+ romance about healing, identity, and the kinds of love that stay through storms. It's for readers who love: slow-burn, character-driven romance tender but passionate intimacy LGBTQ+ stories with hope and depth art, community, and found-family themes lovers who choose each other again and again Moving, romantic, and ultimately empowering, this is the story of two people learning that the bravest love isn't about crossing someone else's world — It's about building the bridge together.