Maeve in the Morning

She fights for what she believes in, but facing her past may be her toughest battle yet... Maeve Sheering is living fabulously. Fiercely independent, wickedly sharp, and infallibly stylish, she's the communications director for a lawmaker passing a promising water safety bill. Then she's visited by a shadow from her past: Kyle Langahan, a bright but arrogant scientist determined to take down a local polluter. Back in high school, Maeve and Kyle were prone to fiery debates. And when their rivalry triggered events that led to the worst night of her life, she made a point of burying the memory forever. Now Kyle is partnering with Maeve's boss, forcing them into a reluctant collaboration that could threaten the bill's future. Maeve, usually cool and competent, is increasingly frustrated by his tactics, which undermine her own efforts to accomplish the same goal. But more disconcerting still is that the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes that their differences could be the very qualities that bind them together. The discovery requires letting go of her defenses and facing her vulnerabilities—something she may not be prepared to do. Easily read as a standalone novel or as the sequel to Catherine and the Wind, Maeve in the Morning is a story about confronting the past and learning to trust others, about pushing back against sexism and injustice—and about how self-discovery can come from the least likely of places.