Within Reason (Paperback)

Guy Roberts

ISBN 13: 9798231034161

Published by Guy Roberts, 2025

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Paperback. Within Reason - Repair is our love language.Sera Malik organizes chaos for a living-an airport loyalty strategist who can turn delays into grace notes. Rowan Vale inspects the bones of a city-quiet, meticulous, and the kind of landlord who'd rather label a breaker than make a speech. They meet by accident in a Harborview mall, exchange quippy texts, and build something on purpose: two lanes (Housing and Not Housing), a shared "pause" button, and a private ritual-a tiny green dot that means consent, clarity, yes.From a storm-struck island and lantern-lit Pier 7 to a communicating door between two apartments, Sera and Rowan practice a truth few romances admit: love isn't a miracle; it's maintenance. But when one compromised night at a company off-site fractures what they've so carefully built, their vows are tested in therapy rooms, courtrooms, and the bright, nosy light of community.With a violinist busking by the bay, a brass bell that rings for honest repairs, and a found-family of neighbors who clap for what's returned, Sera and Rowan learn to rebuild-slowly, deliberately, within reason and beyond it when necessary.Tender, modern, and fiercely grown-up, Within Reason is a romance about boundaries as devotion, the small technologies that keep us kind, and the everyday heroism of staying. Perfect for readers who like their love stories consent-forward, community-rooted, and lit by lanterns over water. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Within Reason (Paperback)
• Publisher: Guy Roberts
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798231034161
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Within Reason - Repair is our love language.

Sera Malik organizes chaos for a living-an airport loyalty strategist who can turn delays into grace notes. Rowan Vale inspects the bones of a city-quiet, meticulous, and the kind of landlord who'd rather label a breaker than make a speech. They meet by accident in a Harborview mall, exchange quippy texts, and build something on purpose: two lanes (Housing and Not Housing), a shared "pause" button, and a private ritual-a tiny green dot that means consent, clarity, yes.

From a storm-struck island and lantern-lit Pier 7 to a communicating door between two apartments, Sera and Rowan practice a truth few romances admit: love isn't a miracle; it's maintenance. But when one compromised night at a company off-site fractures what they've so carefully built, their vows are tested in therapy rooms, courtrooms, and the bright, nosy light of community.

With a violinist busking by the bay, a brass bell that rings for honest repairs, and a found-family of neighbors who clap for what's returned, Sera and Rowan learn to rebuild-slowly, deliberately, within reason and beyond it when necessary.

Tender, modern, and fiercely grown-up, Within Reason is a romance about boundaries as devotion, the small technologies that keep us kind, and the everyday heroism of staying. Perfect for readers who like their love stories consent-forward, community-rooted, and lit by lanterns over water.