First published 2013
Gabriella Castle's carefully built career crumbles beneath her feet. The ambitious professional abandons New York and retreats to her grandmother's coastal home in North Carolina, seeking refuge from a world that has stripped away everything she worked to achieve. The ocean breeze and familiar rooms offer comfort, but Gabi faces hard choices about rebuilding her future. Wade Johnson complicates her plans for solitude. He fell for her the moment they met, yet Gabi refuses his help. She came here to heal, not to fall in love with someone determined to play hero. Wade must learn that rescuing Gabi means giving her space to find her own strength. He offers patience instead of solutions, gentle companionship instead of grand gestures. The wind chimes hanging from the porch sing their quiet song as two wounded hearts discover whether love can bloom without conquest, whether staying means more than leaving.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: North Carolina, New York
393 pages · Kindle Edition · Harlequin MIRA