Humble, Texas Sep 12, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - Author Lily Callina announces the release of Mine for Twenty-Four Hours, a contemporary, dual-POV romance.
The Story:
Journalist Carly thought she'd finally quarantined her heart from Sawyer Bennettthe magnetic real-estate heir who once loved her and hurt her. Then he engineers a forced-proximity "trial": twenty-four hours together, under his rules, at his secluded beach house on a private island, where he wants her expertise on a fast-moving housing venture. The setting is stunning and isolatingno staff, just the two of themand Sawyer's cheeky ground rules strip away defenses as much as clothing, reigniting chemistry Carly has sworn to ignore.
Old wounds surface just as quickly. The first obstacle isn't business; it's familyspecifically Sawyer's mother, Dyann, whose mysterious hostility helped blow up the relationship years ago and still shadows every conversation. Sawyer admits the interference has been real and promises to fix it, but the "why" remains a live wire, and neither of them can touch it without getting burned.
After the island, Carly yanks the emergency brake on their reunion. She bolts to Texas to clear her head, determined not to be cornered into a second heartbreak. Still, loyalty pulls her back to Los Angeles when her best friend Alex needs her at the hospital, and the sight of Sawyer therearm-in-arm with the beautiful Maddiepours gasoline on Carly's doubts. She flees before hearing explanations, convinced the perfect couple she just saw makes a fool of her hope.
Fateplus a stubborn, besotted Sawyerkeeps closing the distance. When they finally talk without an audience, Carly lays down unflinching boundaries and a revelation that changes the stakes for everyone: she's expecting twin girls. Love is back on the table, but only if Sawyer proves he can protect their new family from anyone who'd undermine itincluding his own.
From there, the story widens into a tangle of devotion, fear, and accountability. Sawyer doubles down on the housing project and on Carly, vowing to confront his parents and choose her if he must, while Carly insists that respectnot just romancehas to be the foundation. Their renewed tenderness is punctured by public misunderstandings, private insecurities, and a looming health scare that turns their plans urgent and precarious.
Running beneath the romance is a family mystery: why has Dyann, polished and formidable, fought so hard against Carly? The answer traces back to a long-buried trauma and a protective instinct warped by feara context that complicates blame even as it doesn't excuse the harm. Whether that truth can undo years of damageand whether Sawyer and Carly's hard-won boundaries can holdbecomes the heart of the final act.
About the Author:
Lily Callina is a daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, aunt, and cousinas well as a writer and former social worker. Having weathered many heartbreaks, she draws strength from her faith, her love of rock music (especially Nickelback), and a lifelong passion for storytelling. After 34 years in a helping profession, she turned to writing as a new way to connect with others and to explore the resilience of the human spirit.
Availability:
Available on Amazon, 'Mine For Twenty-Four Hours' is a second-chance romance with forced-proximity spark, meddling-family stakes, and found-family warmth.
Source :Book Publishing Lab
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