The Space Between UsAva Bennett has worked hard to build a successful interior design business without depending on anyone. When she gets the opportunity to redesign a historic Manhattan hotel, she knows it could change her life.There’s only one problem: Ethan Carter.Ethan is the wealthy heir to Carter Development Group, a man who seems to have everything—money, confidence, and a carefully planned future. He also happens to be the one person determined to challenge Ava’s every decision.From their first meeting, sparks fly—but not the romantic kind. Their arguments are constant, their personalities clash, and neither is willing to admit the other has a point. With Ava’s career depending on the hotel project and Ethan fighting to prove himself to his demanding father, working together becomes unavoidable.But as they spend more time together, the walls between them slowly begin to disappear. Behind Ethan’s cold exterior is a man carrying family expectations and old wounds. Behind Ava’s confidence is a woman afraid of losing everything she has built.With their families, loyal friends, misunderstandings, laughter, and unexpected moments bringing them closer, Ava and Ethan must decide whether they will continue protecting the space between them—or finally cross it.Sometimes love isn’t about finding someone who is exactly like you.Sometimes, it’s about finding the person who makes you brave enough to close the distance.And sometimes, the greatest love story begins with two people who swore they could never fall for each other.