<p>Vivian never expected her life to change with the turn of a doorknob and the scent of fresh-baked bread. But after years of rushing pleasing and chasing a version of happiness that never quite felt like her own she chooses quiet-and steps into a life shaped by gentleness.</p><p>In a close-knit faith-filled community where days are guided by rhythm and intention Vivian begins again. With a journal in her lap her hands in the dough and the quiet presence of new love rising she discovers that healing doesn't always come through grand gestures-but through the stillness of morning light the laughter around a table the comfort of kindred hearts and the silence that lets truth rise.</p><p><em>Of Love and Quiet Things</em> is a tender novel of second chances slow love and the sacred beauty of living simply-and entirely-from the heart.<br> </p>