Home Tears

Home Tears follows Dani as she returns to her hometown after ten years away, having left following her mother's death, years of favoritism and hostility from her sisters and aunt, and a devastating betrayal — being left by her childhood best friend and first love, Jake, for her own older sister, Julia. In the years since, her younger sister Erica has died, and Jake and Julia's relationship has continued, leaving Dani to walk back into a family shaped by grief and resentment.

Reconnecting with Jonah Bannon, a reformed bad boy she remembers from high school, Dani begins to confide in him in ways she's never allowed herself with anyone else. As their bond deepens, Dani starts uncovering family secrets that span generations, even as Julia's open contempt, anger, and jealousy keep the old wounds raw.

Tijan builds Home Tears around a homecoming that forces old betrayals into the open, pairing a slow-building new romance with a family mystery that's been buried for years.