Miranda Levi

There’s something a little surreal about finally getting to say this:

Restraint is almost here.

This book comes out this week, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you.

Restraint has lived in my chest for a long time. It’s sharp-edged and tender. It’s messy, aching, complicated, and full of the kind of chemistry that shows up at the worst possible time and refuses to be ignored. It’s a story about grief, survival, longing, second chances, and what happens when the person you can’t forget crashes back into your life in a way that changes everything.

At the center of this story are Florence and August.

Florence knows how to stay calm when everything is breaking. As a 911 dispatcher, she’s trained to be the steady voice in the dark, the one people cling to when their worst moments crack open. August is older, guarded, deeply human, and carrying more than he lets anyone see. Their connection begins in a moment that never really lets either of them go. When life throws them back into each other’s orbit, everything unresolved is still there. The memory. The pull. The tension. The heat.

This book is for readers who love small-town romance, forbidden tension, age-gap chemistry, best friend’s father energy, emotional damage, and characters who are trying very hard to keep it together while absolutely failing in the most delicious ways.

But under all of that, Restraint is also deeply personal to me.

This book is dedicated to the unsung heroes of 911. The voices in the dark. The people who answer when everything is breaking. The people who hold strangers together with nothing but words.

That part of this story matters to me more than I can really put into words. I wanted to write something that honored that kind of strength while also telling a love story full of heat, vulnerability, longing, and the complicated ways people find each other in the middle of grief.

So if you pick up Restraint, here’s what you can expect:

A romance that burns hot
A love story tangled up in grief and healing
Open-door spice
Big feelings
A heroine with strength, scars, and bite
A man who tries to stay controlled and absolutely does not succeed

And if you’d like to read Restraint early, I do have ARC copies available.

If you’re interested in being an ARC reviewer, all you have to do is send me an email at MirandaLeviAuthor@gmail.com and I’d be happy to get you the details. ARC readers are asked to read the book before release and leave an honest review once it goes live. Reviews make such a huge difference for authors, and I’m incredibly grateful for every one.

To those of you who have been following my work, cheering me on, reading my books, sharing posts, and supporting my stories in big and small ways, thank you. Truly. It means more than you know.

I can’t wait for you to meet Florence and August.

With love and so much excitement,
Miranda