Haru Yamada makes her living with fire.

As a chef, she spends her days coaxing flavour from flame, turning ordinary ingredients into something worth remembering.

Denali spends her life doing the opposite.

As a firefighter in Alaska, she's trained to contain fire before it can take everything with it.

Ten years ago, one summer changed both their lives.

What began as a chance encounter became years of messages, missed opportunities, and a connection stretched across continents and time zones.

Now, with an ocean between them and a decade of unanswered questions behind them, Haru must decide whether some people are meant to remain a memory, or whether certain flames are meant to be reignited.

Set between Kyoto and Alaska, There You Are is a tender sapphic romance about yearning, second chances, and discovering that sometimes the person who feels like home has been waiting for you all along.

Genre: Contemporary Romance | LGBTQ + Romance

Romance: Sapphic Romance (WLW)

Themes: • Feel good • Second Chances • Long-Distance Connection • Self-Discovery • Found Home • Cultural Identity • Courage • Timing • Belonging

Tropes: • Chef × Firefighter • Long-Distance Connection • Slow Burn • Soft Femme × Protective Masc