Desire Doesn't Retire

Jay wasn't looking for a relationship—much less one with a bohemian artist forty years her senior—but when she meets Michelle, her life shatters and reforms in an instant. A single, reckless week after their first meeting, Jay walks away from her comfortable old life to start a new one with the woman who taught her the true meaning of being unashamed. Their commitment lasts thirty years, proving that desire, unlike decorum, truly doesn't retire.
Now, Michelle is gone, and Jay is adrift in her grief until a stranger arrives at the funeral. Anahera, Michelle’s estranged great-niece, has travelled from the other side of the world seeking answers about the scandalous woman her family erased. To heal, Jay must share the full, honest story of their life, facing down memory, prejudice, and the fierce, enduring spirit of a woman who refused to fade away.