The Left Sock: A Single Dad Next Door Romance. Somewhere Quiet Series

According to the six-year-old next door, left socks are always meant to be found. Nora Ellis wasn't so sure-but then again, she hadn't met Lila Morrison yet. Nora arrived at 42 Maple Street with four boxes, a koala she was afraid to take out, and one rule: fill yourself up before you give yourself away again. She didn't plan on the single dad next door. She didn't plan on his six-year-old daughter, who shows up at her door with mismatched socks and the kind of questions that don't have easy answers.
And she definitely didn't plan on falling for a man who still leaves the porch light on for a wife who isn't coming home. Jake Morrison isn't looking for anyone to replace what he lost. He's just trying to raise Lila right, show up for his shift, and not think too hard about the woman across the driveway who takes the tea bag out of her cup and leaves it in his. The Left Sock is a slow-burn, small-town romance about two people who are terrible at asking for help, a little girl who is very good at giving it, and the quiet, careful work of learning to stay. For readers who love: found family, gentle grief, and love stories that feel like coming home.