What happens when the man you love is still claimed by the woman who raised him? Cassidy James finally finds a love worth believing in-steady, gentle, and full of promise. Christopher Taylor is everything she prayed for. But loving him means entering a world where she is quietly tested, subtly dismissed, and constantly measured against one impossible standard: his mother. Margaret Taylor is elegant, polished, and fiercely protective... the kind of mother who doesn't just love her son-she owns him. And she will stop at nothing to remain the most important woman in his life. As Cassidy fights for her relationship, she faces a truth many women know too well: sometimes the real battle in love isn't with your partner-it's with the family determined to control him. Caught between loyalty and manipulation, love and sacrifice, Cassidy must decide whether she can survive a rivalry she never wanted... or walk away from the man who feels like home. For every woman who has ever been dismissed, overshadowed, or forced to compete for her place in a relationship-this story is for you.