SIX YEARS, NO RING

She stopped waiting. She started testing. And in doing so, she changed everything.

Kate Dawson has spent six years building a life with Nick. She has endured delayed proposals,
shifting timelines, and vague promises. Every anniversary, every milestone, every carefully
chosen moment passes the same way: with Nick's quiet, practiced word. Soon.


When their sixth anniversary ends ring-less, Kate does something no one expects, least of all
herself. She joins a relationship reality series called Before Forever, a social experiment
designed to test long-term couples at the crossroads between commitment and complacency.


Separated from Nick and introduced to four men carefully selected to challenge everything she
thought she understood about love, Kate begins to discover the difference between waiting for
someone and waiting for yourself.


Inside this emotionally charged debut novel, you'll find:

• A heroine who finally stops performing patience and starts asking the right questions

• Four unforgettable men who each illuminate something Nick never offered her

• A love story told from both sides of a relationship at its breaking point

• An unexpected connection that changes the entire calculus of Kate's decision

• A conclusion that chooses honesty over easy answers, and courage over convenience