Diana Fraser

A Heartfelt Novel of Belonging, Buried Histories, and the Courage to Trust AgainAfter years building a career in Washington, Daniel MacLeod returns to MacLeod's Cove intending to stay only long enough to help his family through recent upheavals and decide what comes next. Dan has spent his career solving other people's problems. The one person he can't quite figure out is Augustini. For the past ten years, the quietly enigmatic librarian has made a life for herself in the little seaside town, turning the cottage library into a beloved gathering place.
Intelligent, capable, and far more worldly than her surroundings suggest, Augi keeps her past carefully guarded-and Dan finds himself drawn to the calm strength of a woman who seems to see straight through him. When Lucy MacLeod's beloved Old Colonial Hotel faces demolition, Dan and Augi find themselves working together to help save it-and uncovering a long-standing mystery about the MacLeod family house along the way.
But the deeper they dig, the closer they come to a piece of Augi's own past she never meant to bring home with her. As old stories resurface, Dan and Augi must decide whether the trust growing between them is strong enough to face what the past still holds. A warm and compelling story of belonging, buried histories, and the courage it takes to trust again.--MacLeod's Cove-- A Second Spring at MacLeod's Cove (Introductory Novella) Sanctuary at MacLeod's Cove The Heart of MacLeod's Cove Escape to MacLeod's Cove