Second Chance
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She only meant to run. To hide. To heal - to give herself a second chance after the man who shattered her.
Ireland wasn't part of the plan. It was the escape - a small coastal town whispering her name across the ocean, promising quiet, safety, and maybe something like peace.
Then she met Kieran Kavanagh - the rugged farmer with soil on his hands and ghosts in his eyes. A man who didn't try to fix her, only held her steady while she learned how to breathe again.
But peace never stays.
When the past finds her, Amara must decide if running will save her this time - or if love is worth the fight it takes to stay.
A story of grief, home, and the quiet kind of forever we build when we finally stop running.
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