Sidestep
Can they outrun the past, or will it catch up with their hearts?
Luke McCarthy's life is a series of missteps: a banned rugby career, a lost love, and a reputation in tatters. His last chance for redemption comes with a stringent condition: collaborate with the new Public Relations Officer, Lisbeth Meyers, to clean up his image before the Interprovincial Cup.
Lisbeth, brilliant and distractingly beautiful, carries burdens of her own as a single mom with no time for the likes of Luke. But proximity breeds familiarity, and soon their undeniable chemistry threatens to complicate everything. As neighbours in Pretoria and haunted by a shared past, they both try to forget, Luke and Lisbeth find themselves drawn together in a world that won’t let them move forward.
When secrets from a forgotten night in Mauritius resurface, and their son’s life brings unavoidable truths to light, Luke must decide if he can embrace a future he never imagined, or if his past mistakes are truly unforgivable. Lisbeth, too, must choose whether to trust the man she once fled from or safeguard her heart against the chaos he brings.
Will forgiveness and love be their ultimate redemption, or will the past forever dictate their future?