Exactly Us

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A lyrical, emotionally grounded love story about storms, silences, and the courage to stay.

When Stella is stranded by a snowstorm on the ridge, she doesn’t expect help — especially not from Marcus, a photographer with more miles than roots.

But in the quiet recovery that follows, through shared meals, awkward silences, and a stray dog named Orion, they begin to build something fragile and real.

Exactly Us is a novel about the love that takes root slowly. A story of the ordinary Tuesdays that hold the deepest truths, and of two people learning that “forever” is not a grand gesture, but a daily act of staying.

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Why This Story Matters

  • A slow-burn romance that grows in stillness, not spectacle

  • Explores resilience, rootedness, and emotional intimacy

  • Set in a cabin, a ridge, and the space between past fears and future trust

  • For readers who crave love stories with depth, tenderness, and truth

Themes & Motifs

  • Roots vs. Seasons – permanence vs. transience

  • Weather as Emotion – storms, thaw, and skies that mirror hearts

  • Orion (the dog + constellation) – loyalty, guidance, belonging

  • Cabin/Home – choosing love, choosing stillness

  • “Exactly” – their shared word, their anchor

  • Has ever wondered if love can be quiet and still be strong

  • Loves introspective stories with cinematic imagery

  • Believes in starting again, even after the storm

  • Finds meaning in ordinary days and soft connections

This novel is for anyone who:

Emily Henry, Carley Fortune, Ann Napolitano, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Christina Lauren

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  • "Coincidence suited him. Destiny could wait. He liked the math of it: he hadn’t chosen Durango; it had chosen him by accident. And maybe that was the kind of choice he could trust. "

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  • “I’m telling you because I am the infrastructure of this town,” June said brightly. “And because you’re the right person to take the job she’s pretending isn’t a job.”

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  • "For a heartbeat too long, she watched him — the concentration, the curve of his profile in dashboard glow. Then she turned to the window, letting the snow blur into streaks."

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  • "Her lips tingled, cooling in the night air but still marked with heat, as though the kiss had left its own pulse."

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  • "He kissed her like he intended to remember it on purpose. She answered like the body keeps a better calendar than the mind."

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  • "'Exactly,' she agreed, and in their language it meant more than good enough."

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  • “'Don’t you dare,' he whispered, fierce as prayer, raw as vow. “Don’t you dare leave me here.” The storm howled back without mercy, but his words carved their own weather."

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