A Map Back To Us

When astronomer Isla Hart returns to her coastal hometown to rescue a fading research dream, she expects fog, salt air, and relentless deadlines. She does not expect Finn Carroway. Once her closest friend, now a quietly brilliant shipwright, Finn is the one person she has never been able to forget and the last person she is ready to face. Their reunion is careful at first, marked by long silences, careful glances, and the memory of a night that broke them apart.
But circumstances pull them into a reluctant partnership on a night sky installation that could save Isla's future. Working side by side rekindles their old rhythm, stirring buried affection and a longing neither of them is brave enough to name. As starlight maps their evenings and salt wind softens their days, Isla and Finn begin unraveling the misunderstanding that cost them ten years. Trust grows.
Attraction deepens. And the walls they built for protection start to fall. But the truths they uncover carry weight. The town has strong opinions. Isla's career hangs in the balance. And Finn has his own fear of losing her all over again. To rewrite their past, they must choose vulnerability over caution. To claim their future, they must follow a map that was always written between them. Filled with slow burn tenderness, seaside charm, and an irresistible second chance romance, A Map Back to Us is a story about coming home, finding clarity under shifting skies, and choosing love with both hands open.