Love lost is never truly forgotten…

Brenda and Lani were inseparable once—childhood sweethearts, opposites who fit together like pieces of a puzzle. Until one night tore them apart. With an abusive father forcing Lani to flee, they made the heartbreaking choice to let each other go, believing it was for the best.

Fifteen years later, Brenda has carried her own burdens. She’s sacrificed everything to care for her ailing mother, and now, after her loss, she’s left trying to rebuild her life alone. Meanwhile, Lani has escaped halfway across the world, forging a successful medical career in Italy, determined never to look back.

Until fate brings her home.

Reunited at her father’s funeral, the two women can’t ignore the emotions that crash back into their lives—longing, regret, and a spark that never truly died.

But forgiveness isn’t easy. Brenda still aches from the heartbreak of being left behind. And Lani must decide if she can bridge the gap between the life she built abroad and the love she left behind.

Will the wounds of their past keep them apart forever, or will they finally risk everything for the love they never stopped wanting?

Unguarded Passion is Book Three in the "Return of Passion" series—a tender, emotional, second-chance lesbian medical romance full of chemistry, heartbreak, and the unshakable power of first love.