First published 2015
Mia Callaway arrives in Angel's Bay with her life in pieces. Her relationship has crumbled and her career has collapsed, leaving her with little more than the keys to her late aunt's house and a desperate need to start over. She plans to sort through her aunt's belongings, sell the property, and disappear again. But the man living next door changes everything. He's a soldier recovering from wounds that go deeper than the physical scars, and his young daughter carries her own quiet pain. As Mia gets drawn into their lives, she discovers that her aunt left behind more than dusty furniture and old photographs. Hidden among her possessions are clues to stolen artwork and family secrets that stretch back decades. The small coastal town of Angel's Bay seems to specialize in second chances, and Mia finds herself believing in possibilities she thought were lost forever. What began as a simple cleanup job becomes something she never expected: a chance to build the life she actually wants rather than the one she thought she was supposed to have.
Genres: romance, mystery, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Angel's Bay
286 pages · Paperback · Hyde Street Press