Description
Some maps lead to hidden places. The rarest lead you back to yourself.
When book conservator Ava Collins inherits her late grandmother’s struggling bookstore, she plans to sell it and return to the city. But behind a century-old shelf she finds a hidden compartment: a weathered journal, a faded 1974 photograph, and a hand-drawn map marked with a single line: “If you’re reading this, we never made it home.”
To follow the trail, Ava turns to Liam Brooks, her childhood best friend and the carpenter she left behind years ago. Together they chase the map across forgotten railway stations, abandoned lighthouses, and coastal villages frozen in time, uncovering a decades-old love story between two young travelers who vanished in the summer of 1974. The deeper they go, the more they confront the choices that pulled them apart, and the courage it takes to finally stay.
A sweeping, emotional second-chance romance for readers who love:
Slow-burn, closed-door love stories (swoony, not explicit)
Small-town and coastal settings
Dual-timeline mysteries with a heartfelt twist
Cozy, curl-up-with-tea reads
What you’ll receive (instant digital download):
Complete novel, nine chapters plus epilogue
Two formats: PDF and ePub (read on Kindle, phone, tablet, or print)
Delivered instantly after checkout, no shipping, no waiting
A perfect gift for the book lover in your life, or a treat for yourself on a quiet evening.
This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped. Due to the nature of instant downloads, all sales are final.
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