The Layover that Changed Everything (The Meet Cute #1)

Two years after walking away from an eight-year relationship that left her shattered and uncertain of her worth, Delilah is finally ready to start over.

With no ties left in Texas and a heart still healing, she sets out on a soul-searching journey across the country—one one-way ticket at a time—in search of something she’s never truly known: a place that feels like home.

Flight after flight, city after city, she convinces herself she’s chasing freedom. But deep down, she’s running—from the ghosts of her past, from the ache of loneliness, and from the fear that home might not exist for someone...

Two years after walking away from an eight-year relationship that left her shattered and uncertain of her worth, Delilah is finally ready to start over.

With no ties left in Texas and a heart still healing, she sets out on a soul-searching journey across the country—one one-way ticket at a time—in search of something she’s never truly known: a place that feels like home.

Flight after flight, city after city, she convinces herself she’s chasing freedom. But deep down, she’s running—from the ghosts of her past, from the ache of loneliness, and from the fear that home might not exist for someone like her.

Then, during a routine layover in Raleigh, North Carolina, everything changes.

High above the clouds, on a nearly empty flight, Delilah meets Jon—a quiet, magnetic stranger with his own baggage and his own reasons for running.

What begins as a casual conversation stretches into hours. Stories are shared. Secrets unfold. And somewhere between turbulence and touchdown, Delilah finds herself opening up in ways she hasn’t in years.

Drawn to his kindness and intrigued by his silence, she begins to wonder:

What if home isn’t a place at all?

What if it’s a feeling—unexpected, consuming, and impossibly timed?

And what if this unplanned detour is exactly where her story was always meant to begin?

A heartfelt winter romance about second chances, the power of serendipity, and falling in love when—and where—you least expect it.