The Probability of Us by Elizabeth-Jade Taylor

The Probability of Us by Elizabeth-Jade TaylorJahlani Jones has a plan. Finish her masters. Land her dream job. Achieve financial stability. All of which comes to a screeching halt when her long term boyfriend leaves her, her mounting debt catches up, and she's forced to move back in with her emotionally distant mother. As her constructed life unravels, she accepts an offer to become the graduate teaching assistant for a statistics course an opportunity to regain some control. Roman Hayes has a

silver foiling

it should be a no-brainer

attractive son of the orchard owner who is currently occupying her planned refuge

and a little fake flirting suddenly leads to fake dating

Who needs a man when she has two kids

“Race through a lush world of pure wonder and romance—kites made of wishes that become stars

but the opportunity arises for me to move back home

But finding the light within might mean the death of her and everyone she loves

voted most likely to bang an alien in high school

and the holidays around the corner

A reformed overachiever

something about the ornate buildings and shadowy paths feels strangely…familiar