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natasha bishop Author of upcoming romance the art of loving youReleasing April 14th from Zendo/Slow Burn. Here, she shares three books that reflect the themes of grief and healing that run through the story.

Fast by Millie Belizaire: Grief appears in the form of movement. It is sustained, controlled and deeply deliberate. The heroine, Caprice, leans toward her freedom, using it as both security and identity. That tension felt familiar to me while writing Dani. In the art of loving youHis motivation is genuine, but it’s just the way it protects him from something he hasn’t fully faced. This story reminded me that strength and tenderness are not opposites, and sometimes love asks us to slow down enough to realize what we are moving past.

a timeless love By Shanel: The idea is that grief breaks as much as it unites. There is something powerful about shared loss serving as a thread. It’s something that silently draws two people back into each other’s orbit. That feeling is deeply informed the art of loving you. I was attracted to the idea that love is not limited by time. The past not only haunts, it can also guide. The writing captures that sense of emotional belonging, where love feels both new and already known.

hit with luck by AE Valdez:Love is a risk that none of the characters feel fully prepared to take. Grief has shaped them in such a way that vulnerability seems dangerous as well as necessary. That emotional push and pull is at the core of it the art of loving you. I wanted to know how healing often happens through connection, not before. And even in the tough moments, there’s still room for fun, tension, and tenderness: the things that make picking up a romance book as exciting as it is transformative.