On the edge of a busy interstate, where dust clings to the horizon and Joshua trees stand like silent sentinels, one girl experiences life through the stories of passing strangers. Every traveler carries a glimpse of somewhere bigger and brighter than the life she’s always known. Sara collects those stories like treasures—breathing them in,...

Some loves never fade. Some wounds never heal. And some places never let you go.

Jenna Michaels spent her childhood running through cornfields by the light of the moon, escaping into the safety of the Reynolds’ barn with her little sister, Becca. The Reynolds kids were her best friends and her sanctuary. As they grew up, Ethan Reynolds also...

On the quiet shores of Pinecrest Lake, Cyan Keller’s life changes forever as minutes after accepting a proposal, her new fiancé is brutally murdered—shattering her future before it even begins. In the wake of the painful trial, Cyan flees to the refuge of coastal Pacific Grove. There, she slowly rebuilds a life she never planned to live alone.

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