💔 She built walls to protect her heart. He showed up, determined to break through. Ella Blakewood doesn't believe in second chances-not after losing the one person she thought she'd love forever. Guarded and quiet, she's spent years trying to forget, to heal, to feel whole again. Then Seth walks into her life. Charming. Steady. Unexpected. The kind of guy who makes her feel things she's terrified to feel. But loving Seth means risking her heart all over again... And when secrets start to unravel, Ella must decide-can she let go of the past before it steals her future? **** A story about love that heals, hope that never fades, and a heart that refuses to give up-even when it's been broken.