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Grace Porter, a recent astronomy PhD graduate, is content with a girls’ trip to Las Vegas to celebrate her accomplishment—until she impulsively marries a woman she barely knows. The decision forces Grace to grapple with her stern ex‑military father’s ambitions, a demanding job market, and her own sense of burnout. Leaving behind her life in Portland, she spends a summer in New York with her new wife, where reality confronts her dreams and the unresolved scars of family life. Through the turbulence of adult love and the complexities of a same‑sex marriage, Grace rises to understand her own fears and to find genuine fulfillment.
Set against the backdrop of astrophysics, romance, and the contemporary LGBTQ+ experience, the novel follows a modern woman’s journey toward self‑realization while navigating the expectations of family, the pressures of professional life, and the quiet moments of intimate connection that define adulthood.
First publish date: 2021
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Lesbian Fiction
Authors: Morgan Rogers
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