Touch Me Twice

Five years ago, she fled her hometown and her heartbreak. Now, she's inherited a crumbling inn—and the contractor fixing it is the man she left behind.

Isla Ward swore she'd never return to the salt-weathered town of Mariner's Bluff. But when her beloved grandmother passes away, Isla inherits Mariner's Rest, a sprawling, run-down inn holding a lifetime of memories and a mountain of repairs. To save the property, she has to oversee a massive restoration. And to do that, she must work with the one person who has the power to shatter her all over again: Caleb McCall.

Caleb hasn't stopped loving Isla since she walked out of their Boston apartment half a decade ago, leaving his ring on the counter and a trail of devastating, unanswered questions. Hired in secret by Isla's grandmother before her death, Caleb is determined to rebuild the inn—and the broken trust between him and the only woman he's ever loved.

Forced to live and work under the same leaky roof, Isla and Caleb are thrust into a storm of unresolved tension. Amidst the sawdust, ocean winds, and the enduring magic of her grandmother's legacy, the devastating truth about the night Isla left finally comes to light.

Now, Isla must make the hardest choice of her life. Will she let her past trauma and fear keep her running, or is she finally brave enough to drop her walls and build a second chance at love?

A deeply emotional, second-chance romance about healing, homecoming, and the kind of love that never truly lets go. Perfect for listeners who crave raw emotion, small-town secrets, and fiercely hard-won happy endings.