Back of Church

By Laura Carpenter

A kiss at the back of the church wall turns Maeve O'Rourke into parish gossip overnight. Now Sean Dolan is back in her orbit, her daughter is listening, and Maeve has to decide whether she'll keep surviving-or finally choose love on her own terms.

Maeve O'Rourke doesn't do scandal-until she's caught kissing a man at the back of the church wall.
By morning, the whole parish knows. By lunch, they've decided what it means.
Maeve's got a daughter to protect, a reputation she's tired of carrying, and a life she built after everything fell apart. The last thing she needs is Sean Dolan back in her orbit-steady, stubborn, and far too familiar.
But one kiss becomes a rumour, and the rumour becomes a reckoning. Because in a small Irish town, love doesn't happen in private... and the past never stays buried.
Back of Church is a warm, sharp, emotionally charged Irish small-town romance about second chances, family, community pressure, and choosing yourself-out loud.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GNHFFGF5
• ISBN13: 9798248323135
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"