Maybe Life Is This

Maybe Life Is This is a tempest-bright love story about the moments that split a life into before and after.

Darian Alister, celebrated venture-builder and seasoned outdoorsman, believes he has designed the perfect future: a thriving innovation hub in Tiraz and ten steady years of marriage to Nadia, his fearless partner in every mountain trail and midnight road trip. Then Elina joins his team-brilliant, intuitive, and carrying a grief Darian instantly understands. One late-night conversation turns into stolen coffee on snow-dusted streets, strategy sessions that linger long past office hours, and secret visits to a weeping willow on a quiet Baharvan road.

Told through a rare male point of view, the novel explores what happens when loyalty collides with longing and carefully drawn blueprints meet the chaos of unexpected connection. Darian's life stretches between two worlds: the comfort of a love he's nurtured for a decade and the wildfire intensity of the one he never saw coming. A relocation to the Netherlands promises a clean slate, yet some choices echo long after they're made-reshaping marriages, friendships, and the very core of who we believe ourselves to be.

With the introspective intimacy of Normal People and the bittersweet pull of One Day, Maybe Life Is This is a contemporary romance that asks: What if the greatest love of your life is also the one you must release? This emotionally charged debut from Levon Aran will resonate with readers who cherish realistic, heart-rending stories of passion, consequence, and the fragile beauty of moments we dare to claim.