The Detour to Us

She trusts the universe. He trusts his spreadsheets. For a decade, Ava Madison and Lucas Dawson have been the perfect platonic pair, their opposing worldviews in comfortable harmony. But when a canceled flight to a wedding in Florida forces them on a chaotic cross-country road trip, their carefully balanced world is turned upside down. In The Detour to Us, what starts as a fun adventure devolves into a comedy of errors-a breakdown in a bizarre, alien-obsessed town, a shared motel room with only one bed, and a series of heart-stopping moments that blur the line between friendship and something more.
A stolen kiss in a rainstorm unleashes a decade of unspoken feelings, but can a believer and a skeptic survive the fallout when logic and destiny collide? Before they can reach their destination, they must first discover that true love isn't about one path or the other, but about having the courage to choose both. Their journey continues in The Destination: Us. Now a happy couple, Ava and Lucas's new life is disrupted by a cryptic summons from Ava's eccentric, estranged grandmother.
The mission: follow a mysterious map through the rugged Pacific Northwest to uncover a lost family legacy. This new quest tests their relationship in ways they never imagined. Faced with treacherous terrain, a charming ex-boyfriend, and their own deep-seated fears about their future, they must learn to evolve from a new couple into true partners. The legacy they uncover is not gold or jewels, but a profound truth: that the most enduring love is a partnership built from both fated moments and practical choices.
From a hilarious detour to a heartfelt destination, this is one epic love story told in two parts, proving that the greatest adventure is finding, and choosing, the person who was next to you all along.