Restoring the Heart: A Short Romance Story

By Lillie Hart

At forty-two, Kayla Morgan has spent most of her life putting everyone else first.

After her parents passed away, she set aside her own dreams to keep her family's antique shop open in the quiet town she's always called home. For years she's restored other people's treasures while quietly burying the dream that once mattered most to her-restoring historic homes.

Then one afternoon she discovers something unexpected hidden in her late grandfather's attic: a set of architectural blueprints for the long-abandoned Waverly Estate.

The house is crumbling.
The town says it's beyond saving.
But something about the old estate calls to Kayla, awakening a passion she thought she had lost forever.

Determined to prove-to herself more than anyone-that some dreams are still worth chasing, Kayla decides to take on the impossible restoration project. With encouragement from her fiercely loyal sister and the steady help of Vince Harris, a forty-nine-year-old furniture restorer who understands the quiet art of bringing broken things back to life, Kayla begins uncovering the beauty hidden beneath the Waverly's worn exterior.

But small towns have long memories.

Old high school rivals question her every move. The ex-boyfriend who once shattered her confidence suddenly reappears, acting as though the past can simply be forgotten. And the insecurities Kayla has carried for years-about her choices, her future, and whether she's ever truly been enough-don't disappear overnight.

Yet as the house slowly transforms, so does Kayla.

What begins as a project to restore an old home becomes something much bigger: a journey toward confidence, independence, and a life she once believed she had missed her chance to build.

And along the way, Kayla discovers something she never expected to find again-love, support, and the courage to finally choose herself.

Because sometimes one decision... is the choice that changes everything.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1981058567
• ISBN13: 9781981058563
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"