The First Permission (The Daughter's Friend, #1)

October settles over the Reyes house with its usual early dark and the soft glow of neighborhood decorations, yet something in the rooms has begun to feel different. Daniel has spent years keeping the household steady after loss, building ordinary routines that once felt like enough. Maya has moved through those same rooms for years as a welcome presence, sharp eyed and quietly observant, her place in the family so established that no one questions the late nights or the easy silences.

As th...