Sometimes the love you let go of is the love God was holding for you all along.Rebecca Hartwell is the woman everyone in Serenity Crossing counts on - the salon owner with the warm smile, the volunteer who never says no, the daughter and sister and friend who holds it all together. But beneath the life she has so carefully built lies a wound she refuses to name: the boy she loved at eighteen left to follow God's call, and when she gave him the chance to fight for her, he didn't.When Conner returns to Serenity Crossing as the new assistant pastor and walks straight back into her daily life, Rebecca discovers that a decade of distance hasn't dulled a thing. He is steadier now. Kinder. And the way he looks at her tells her he came home carrying the same secret she did - that what they had at eighteen was never finished.When a decision looms that could separate them for good, they face the truest test of faith either has known - not whether God can restore what was lost, but whether they are brave enough to let Him.Tropes:Second Chance RomanceForced ProximitySmall-Town RomanceOnly One Bed (of feelings - not that kind!)He Fell First / She Fell HarderThe One Who Got AwayReader Promise: This is a clean, sweet, wholesome Christian contemporary romance with no explicit content, no harsh language, and a guaranteed happily ever after - just faith, small-town warmth, and the kind of love story that will make you believe second chances are worth every brave and tender moment it takes to reach for them.
