The Parts Worth Keeping

Lydia Miller has spent six years fitting her life around someone else's plans.She built a successful career in New York publishing, supported her boyfriend through medical school and residency, and waited patiently for the future they were supposed to share. But when an unexpected opportunity offers Lydia the chance to leave editing behind and pursue her dream of becoming a literary agent, Trevor makes one thing clear: her ambitions were never part of his carefully constructed plan.So Lydia walks away.With one suitcase, a broken heart, and a six-month internship waiting in Connecticut, she returns briefly to the South Carolina town she left at nineteen. She expects family interference, unsolicited advice, and painful reminders of the life she abandoned. She does not expect Brad Whitaker.Brad is a furniture builder and restoration expert with rough hands, a dry sense of humor, and an irritating ability to see through Lydia's polished exterior. He understands that the most valuable things are rarely perfect. Sometimes they are scratched, unfinished, or in need of more work than anyone anticipated.As Lydia begins rebuilding her career and creating a home of her own, Brad shows her what it feels like to be supported without being controlled. But choosing herself has become Lydia's greatest defense, and letting someone else into her plans may require more courage than leaving her old life behind.A warm, witty contemporary romance about starting over, finding purpose, and discovering that a meaningful life does not have to be polished to be worth keeping.