The One You Fight For

An emotional contemporary romance from New York Times and USA Today bestseller Roni Loren primed for TikTok's "books that make you ugly cry" lists.

Psychology professor Taryn Landry had one mission since losing her sister in the Long Acre tragedy thirteen years ago—design research and find answers. However, after ruining her first study on school shooters by letting her emotions get the best of her, she lost her funding and had to put that dream aside. When a surprise grant comes through and the dean requires her to tackle the research again, Taryn knows this is her last shot to accomplish her mission. If she fails, she doesn’t just lose her job, she’ll break the promise she made to her sister. But this research means reaching out to the families of the shooters, including the man she never thought she’d talk to again—Shaw Miller, former friend and older brother of the boy who murdered her sister.

Former Olympic hopeful Shaw Miller just wants to be someone else. After spending over a decade dealing with the media, his own anger, and the fallout from his brother’s rampage, Shaw is trying to start a new life, opening up an extreme gym and using a new name. So when Taryn wants to interview him, he refuses. But Taryn won’t take no for an answer. If they can’t talk it out, they’ll sweat it out, and she’ll wear him down to get the research she needs. But when late night sessions turn steamy, their guards start to fall. Taryn gets the information she thought she wanted, but along with it, finds something completely unexpected—the Shaw she used to know, the one she used to love.