Lily Thompson has checked every box her parents put in front of her. The plan was to survive law school, then drop the she wants to be a fashion designer. Then they announce she is marrying a man she does not remember. Her solution? Leverage the forced cohabitation to buy time. When the wedding rolls around, she will have a choice to make—and it will be hers. Banner Lee has spent the last eight years running from his family’s expectations. He would keep running, except his brother is still back there taking the heat. Agreeing to the marriage is supposed to be a sacrifice—his freedom for his sibling’s peace. Then he learns his fiancée is the whirlwind of a girl who never left his mind. Suddenly it does not feel like a sacrifice at all. Forced to share a condo three months before the wedding, they realize the probation period is not about learning to coexist. It is about having nowhere to hide—from each other, or from themselves. Lily is running toward something. Banner is running from something. They have ninety days to figure out which direction actually leads home. Neither expected that home would look like the one person who refuses to let them fake their way through it.

The Probation Period is an open-door contemporary romance intended for an adult audience (18+). In the spirit of reader care, please be advised this story contains depictions of: •Emotionally absent and controlling parents (verbal/emotional) •Cancer diagnosis of a supporting character and a parent (lung cancer, early stage, discussed on-page; thyroid cancer mentioned in passing) •Anxiety and non-graphic descriptions of panic •Sexually explicit content, including consensual light choking and breeding kink •Discussions of divorce •Bullying of a side character (not depicted on-page) The story also features a main character whose experiences include traits consistent with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), including hyperfocus, difficulty switching between tasks, sensory overstimulation, and burnout cycles. While the author’s intent is to handle these elements with care, reader discretion is advised.