Front cover and spine of a book titled "Safe Place" by Rae James, part of the Westcliffe series. The cover features an illustration of two people sitting close, with one whispering to the other, in a casual and warm scene.

Westcliffe Series Book 1

Safe Place

She only knows survival .

He only knows privilege.

One connection that changes everything

coming 2026
Pre-orders available soon!

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protective mmc

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he falls first & harder

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trauma healing

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slow burn

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found family

- protective mmc - he falls first & harder - trauma healing - slow burn - found family

An illustration of a young girl with brown hair in a green sweatshirt that says 'WESTCLI' and a young man with brown hair in a navy blue long-sleeve shirt and beige pants, standing close together, with the boy looking at the girl and the girl slightly leaning on him.

Sophie Lennox isn't looking for a prince. She's looking for stability—a way to stay afloat while putting herself through Westcliffe University on three jobs and no safety net. Her life is carefully controlled, because that's the only way it's ever worked. She has no room for distractions.
Then one day she's in trouble, when a protective, calm voice cuts in, "Baby, is everything okay?" and her carefully ordered world begins to shift.

Micah Vale isn't looking for anyone. Heir to his family's luxury real estate empire, he has a life engineered for performance and a future already decided for him. Distraction isn't part of the plan.
Then a randomly assigned group project puts Sophie in his orbit—the quiet girl in the Westcliffe hoodie who flinches at things she shouldn't have to flinch at. Micah notices. And once he notices, he can't stop. What begins as him stepping in once becomes him showing up every time, without being asked. For the first time in her life, Sophie feels something she doesn't know how to trust: safe.
When the past she fought so hard to escape begins closing in, Sophie falls back on the only thing she's ever known—that safety is something you build alone. Micah is determined to prove her wrong.

A slow-burn college romance about healing, hypervigilance, and finding someone who stays.

A young woman with brown hair and a man with dark hair sit close on a white sofa, engaging in a conversation, with the woman's hand touching her face.

Content Note: Safe Place explores themes of past trauma, including emotional abuse, domestic violence, anxiety and emotional distress, and sexual coercion or intimidation.