On the Edge of After

A Norland Novel A forbidden romance. A country on edge. A love that could change everything.

Widowed family lawyer Merritt Clarke isn't looking for love. Grief has carved out a life of quiet routine, where work keeps her steady and Sophie, her loyal husky, keeps her company. But when a chance New Year's Eve encounter introduces her to Beau Laurent-handsome, charming, and hiding a life far more complicated than he lets on-Merritt feels something stir for the first time in years.

She doesn't know that Beau isn't just any man. He's a rising figure in Norland's political world, balancing ambition with privacy-and carrying pressures that reach far beyond what she can see. Drawn together by undeniable chemistry and an impossible pull neither expected, Merritt and Beau find themselves navigating a love that quickly becomes as public as it is dangerous.

But political ambition comes with shadows, and Norland's glittering capital holds secrets, betrayals, and rivals eager to exploit any weakness. As scandal threatens both Beau's leadership and Merritt's career, their relationship is tested by public scrutiny, political enemies, and the ghosts of their pasts. When a violent attack puts everything at risk-including Beau's life-Merritt is thrust into a world of power, protection, and impossible choices.

Now, as Norland holds its breath ahead of a historic election, Merritt and Beau must decide if love is worth sacrificing everything they've fought to build.