The Grudge We Grew Into. An emotional small-town enemies-to-lovers romance about second chances, a feuding-families grudge, a coastal Maine homecoming, long-buried secrets, slow-burn longing, and a love that refused to die

Nora swore she'd never go back to Cove Harbor. Then her grandmother fell, and the lighthouse called her home. Ten years gone, and the Lightkeeper's Inn is barely standing - peeling shutters, a leaking roof, a foundation bleeding money Gran doesn't have. The contractor's estimate alone is enough to make Nora sit down hard. She came to fix it, sell it, and leave again before the town could remember her name. Then she found the box in the attic. Letters.
Dozens of them. Tied with twine, in handwriting she'd know anywhere. Jace Hawthorne. The boy who promised he'd never leave. The boy whose family nearly drowned hers. The boy she'd driven away from for good ten years ago, who'd left a note on her car: I'm sorry. I'll always be sorry. She threw the whole box in the trash without reading a single page. "Don't you dare run this time, Nora, " Gran told her from the rehab center, her voice cracking on the word run. But Cove Harbor won't let her run. Because Jace is still here.
And the grudge between their families is older and uglier than Nora ever knew - a hidden inheritance, a lien she never saw coming, a brother she never knew about, and a secret that wears a wedding ring. A storm rolls in and locks them under one roof. A confession from Henry Reeves cracks the whole story open. And a harbor festival meant to save the inn instead threatens to burn it all down. The closer Nora gets to saving the inn, the closer she gets to Jace - and to the truth about why he really stayed away all these years. Some grudges you inherit.
Some you choose. And some, if you're brave enough, you finally grow out of. The Grudge We Grew Into is an emotional small-town enemies-to-lovers romance about second chances, a feuding-families grudge, a coastal Maine homecoming, long-buried secrets, slow-burn longing, and a love that refused to die. Perfect for readers who love enemies-to-lovers, small-town second-chance romance, feuding families, a swoony grand gesture, and slow-burn love that's worth the wait.
A standalone romance with a heartfelt happily-ever-after.