Refuge in Laurel Valley

Marnie Whitlock escaped Laurel Valley the day she turned seventeen, leaving behind a childhood of secrets and a boy who made her believe in something beautiful. For fifteen years, she’s kept moving—never staying long enough to put down roots, never letting anyone get close enough to hurt her again. But the pull of home has always been there, calling her back to the mountains and the memories she tried so hard to outrun.
Beckett Hamilton has spent those same years building a life in Laurel Valley, but he’s never stopped thinking about the girl who disappeared. The girl with the sad eyes who saw things no one else could see. The girl he loved—and failed—when she needed him most. When Marnie returns to open a photography studio on Main Street, Beckett knows this is his chance to make things right. But Marnie isn’t the same broken girl who left, and the walls she’s built around her heart may be too high for even the most patient man to climb.
As old wounds resurface and new dangers emerge, Marnie must decide if she’s brave enough to trust again—and if the refuge she’s been searching for has been waiting in Laurel Valley all along.
Perfect for fans of heartfelt small-town romance with a touch of the extraordinary, Refuge in Laurel Valley is a story about the resilience of the human spirit and the healing power of love.