We Are Not Like Them follows the longtime friendship between Jen, a white woman, and Riley, a Black journalist, whose bond is shaken when Jen’s police-officer husband is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black boy. As the incident makes national headlines, both women are forced to confront their beliefs about race, loyalty, and accountability. Through alternating perspectives, the novel explores how love and friendship can be tested by painful truths. It’s a heartfelt, timely story about empathy, courage, and the work required to truly understand one another.