The Scene That Almost Broke Me - Sweet Score

Sweet Score Drops TOMORROW

Every book has that scene.

The one that guts you while you’re writing it.
The one that lingers even after the draft is done.
The one that feels less like fiction—and more like truth you’ve been carrying too long.

For me, that scene is in Chapter 20 of Sweet Score.

Zoey’s on a date with Mason. The night is warm. The food is amazing. The man beside her is kind, funny, and clearly into her.
And then it happens.

The stares.

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Not just any glances—those glances. Curious. Judging. The kind that tried to smile with their mouths while their eyes said, her?

Zoey tries to brush it off with humor. She straightens her spine. She keeps talking. She makes a joke that lands too flat, too fast.

But underneath it all is that quiet spiral so many of us know too well:

• Am I too much?

• Do I look out of place beside him?

• Is everyone wondering what he’s doing with someone like me?

That scene broke me.
Because I’ve lived it.

I’ve been stood up because of how I look.
I’ve felt that shame when someone glanced at my plate.
I’ve tried to shrink myself—physically, emotionally, socially—to make someone else more comfortable.

And I wanted Zoey to feel that moment.
But more than that—I wanted her to come through it.

Because this book isn’t about a man rescuing her.
It’s about her realizing she was never the problem.

Sweet Score launches tomorrow.
If you’ve ever felt too big, too loud, too soft, too visible—this one’s for you.
You deserve love that doesn’t flinch. And someone who chooses you. Out loud. In public. Over and over again.

Zoey gets that.
And so should you. 💕