Dear Future Mother-in-Law

Some girls write in their diaries. Shakirah writes letters to a woman she's never met — and hopes she never finds them.

Every time life gets messy — and with Lucas Bennett around, it gets messy a lot — Shakirah does the only thing that makes sense: she opens her notebook and writes to his mother. Letters soaked in sarcasm, sealed with hope, and absolutely never meant to be read.

Lucas wasn't supposed to matter. He was supposed to be the brooding new kid in the faded leather jacket — easy to ignore, easy to dismiss. But he has this terrible habit of saying exactly the right thing at exactly the wrong moment, and now Shakirah's walls are developing cracks she didn't plan for.

The problem? Letting someone in means letting them see everything — the jokes and the fear underneath them. And Shakirah has spent a long time making sure no one gets that far.

Dear Future Mother-in-Law is a love story told in stolen moments, art room confessions, and letters that were never supposed to exist. It's about the terrifying space between wanting to be known and being afraid of what happens when you are.

Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Becky Albertalli.

For anyone who has ever hidden their heart in plain sight — and hoped someone would find it anyway.