What Follows the Storm
What follows the storm isn't silence, but the fragile echoes of grief, hope, and healing when a community refuses to let tragedy have the final word.
When Hurricane Nadine barrels toward Sugar Cove, Florida, former Marine Owen Sheppard expects to endure another tempest. What he doesn't expect is for that storm to bring Jennifer Higgins-a driven news reporter whose ambitions are as fierce as the Category 5 winds bearing down on his small Gulf Coast town.
In the aftermath, Owen finds himself thrust into leading the recovery efforts, coordinating relief operations with an intensity that surprises even him. Rescued by the very community she came to exploit, Jennifer forms an unlikely partnership with Owen, the pair working side by side to help the devastated community heal
But they're not the only ones beginning anew. The Carter sisters transform their flood-damaged diner into the town's beating heart, serving hope and comfort to a community in need. Eighty-five-year-old Eleanor Wilson discovers that accepting help might be the bravest thing she's ever done. The Jolly family faces an impossible choice between rebuilding the life they lost or daring to create something entirely new.
Through her efforts Jennifer discovers that the most powerful stories aren't always the ones that make headlines. Between organizing aid distribution and documenting the town's incredible resilience, an attraction blooms, and she finds herself falling-not just for the guarded war veteran who's become the backbone of the recovery, but for the close-knit community that's shown her what truly matters. He's falling too, finding that she is much more than the image she chooses to portray.
But when duty calls Jennifer back to Orlando, both she and Owen must decide: Is love worth risking everything you thought you wanted?
A heart-pounding contemporary novel that proves sometimes you have to weather the hurricane to find your truth.
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