She never planned to come back. He never stopped hoping she would.
When Ava Harper loses her mother and her job in the same week, the last place she wants to return to is Pine Grove, Georgia—the small town filled with memories she's tried to forget. But with nowhere else to go, she finds herself back in the home she left behind… and face-to-face with the man who shattered her heart.
Noah Anderson has spent the last nine years regretting the day he let Ava walk away without an explanation. He thought he was doing the right thing. Now that she’s back, he’ll do anything for a second chance—to show her that the boy who hurt her is not the man he is today.
But forgiveness isn’t easy, and Ava’s heart isn’t so quick to forget.
In a town where everyone knows your past, can two people rewrite their future? Perfect for fans emotional second chances slow-burn tension small-town charm.