The Birthday We Never Had

They shared a birthday, a lifetime of memories, and a future they were supposed to experience together. Until one of them never made it to twenty-one.

Danielle and Samantha have been inseparable since they were five years old. From childhood adventures to late-night conversations, they've shared everything-including their birthday and their dream of moving into their first apartment together.

But three weeks before their twenty-first birthday, Samantha dies, leaving Danielle heartbroken and struggling to imagine a future without her best friend.

Determined to keep moving forward, Danielle moves into the apartment they were supposed to share, takes a job at her favorite bookstore, and begins building a life of her own.

Along the way, she finds unexpected comfort in Jack, Samantha's older brother.

Jack is grieving too. As they begin spending more time together, their friendship slowly develops into something neither expected.

But falling in love isn't simple when the person who brought them together is no longer there.

Are Danielle and Jack discovering something real, or is their shared grief making them hold on to each other?

The Birthday We Never Had is a heartfelt, clean, slow-burn contemporary romance about friendship, family, forgiveness, and finding the courage to love again after loss.

Perfect for readers who enjoy emotional love stories, no-spice romance, complicated family relationships, and characters who feel like real people.