Willow Ridge Wishes

By Avery Hart

The past broke her. The quiet town might heal her. And somewhere between the silence and the laughter of a little boy... her heart starts to beat again.

After a year that took everything from her, Lena Morgan packs her life into the back of her car and drives until the highway narrows into a two-lane road and the GPS loses signal. She doesn't plan to stop in Willow Ridge-but a broken-down car and a kindly stranger at the diner have other ideas.

What starts as a few nights above the local caf turns into something harder to walk away from: warm coffee at sunrise, neighbors who learn her name, and a job helping at the town's small, worn-but-charming inn.

And then there's Eli Carter-a quiet, steady single dad who runs the hardware store and carries his grief like an extra shadow. He's not looking for love. Neither is she. But his seven-year-old son, Max, has already decided she belongs.
As summer settles over Willow Ridge, Lena finds herself stitching together a new life in a place she never meant to stay. Late-night porch talks, shared stories of loss, and the gentle way Eli looks at her when he thinks she isn't watching begin to reopen the parts of her heart she swore were done.

But healing is messy, and the past doesn't let go easily. When old fears resurface and a painful choice threatens the fragile peace she's found, Lena has to decide:

Is Willow Ridge just a stop on the way to somewhere else... or has she finally found home?

A soft, heartfelt romance about second chances, quiet courage, and the unexpected ways love finds us when we've stopped looking.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G6M1HCH3
• ISBN13: 9798277886922
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"