Embers of the Heart

<p>He's a single dad with nowhere left to go. She's the hometown anchor he never saw coming. And second chances don't come easy in Bayshore Cove.</p><p>Ethan Cross never planned on returning to the town where he was raised. But after a bitter divorce and custody struggles he shows up with a son who barely speaks to him and a heart still raw. His childhood home? Half-abandoned. His life? On pause.</p><p>Grace Miller has built a quiet life running the Harbor Light Café-serving muffins comfort and unshakable kindness to a town still healing after the fire. She's everyone's safe harbor... but no one's first choice.</p><p>When Ethan and his guarded little boy walk into her café something in Grace softens. Something hopeful. But trust doesn't come easy-especially when Ethan's afraid to stay and Grace is used to being left behind.</p><p>Can two people carrying the weight of the past learn to build something lasting... one small act of courage at a time?</p><p>Embers of the Heart is a heartfelt slow-burn clean romance full of found family soft places to land and late-night talks that change everything.</p><p>For readers who love:</p><ul><li>Cinnamon roll dads and second chances</li><li>Tender small-town settings</li><li>Kids who steal the show</li><li>Kisses that mean everything</li></ul>