The Pale Wreath. The Pale Myrtle, #2

Meara has escaped the life that nearly destroyed her, but freedom is only the beginning. The memories she carries refuse to fade, and even the quietest moments are haunted by the fear that everything she has found can still be taken away. In the mountains, where the seasons pass with gentle certainty, she slowly discovers that healing is built through ordinary days rather than extraordinary miracles.
Beside those who ask nothing more than honesty and patience, Meara begins to reclaim the life she believed was lost forever. Yet the past has a long reach, and love demands a courage different from survival. As old wounds are reopened and difficult choices shape an uncertain future, Meara must decide whether she can embrace hope without forgetting those she left behind. The Pale Wreath is the concluding novel of The Pale Myrtle dilogy.
A quiet, character-driven work of historical fiction, it is a story of love that grows through trust, of grief that softens without disappearing, and of the enduring strength found in choosing compassion over despair.