Willow Ridge- Loving You In Ridge

After walking away from a life that no longer felt like her own, Briar isn't looking for a fresh start-she's looking for quiet. She finds it tucked deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains, in a weathered farmhouse at the end of a willow-lined drive, just outside the small town of Willow Ridge.The town is everything she didn't know she needed-slow mornings, familiar faces, and a sense of belonging she thought she'd lost for good.And then there's Grant.Grant has built his life on consistency. He owns the local hardware store, lives in the apartment above it, and keeps his world small, steady, and predictable. It's the way he likes it-no surprises, no complications.Until Briar.She's unexpected in every way-soft where he's guarded, restless where he's rooted-and from the moment she walks into his store, Grant knows she's going to change everything.What starts as small favors and chance encounters quickly turns into something neither of them can ignore. Late nights, quiet confessions, and a pull that feels a little too much like falling.But Briar didn't come to Willow Ridge to build a new life-she came to escape her old one. And when the past she left behind begins to resurface, the fragile peace she's created starts to crack.Grant is left with a choice: protect the life he's carefully built... or risk everything for the woman who's made it feel bigger.And Briar has to decide if Willow Ridge was ever meant to be a temporary refuge or if it's finally the place she's meant to stay.Because sometimes, the life you're running from is the one that leads you exactly where you belong.

Pagina's: 464, Paperback, Faith Newcomb