Relentless

When she was twelve, Winifred fell in love with a boy. When she was eighteen, he broke her heart. Now, widowed at three and thirty, she has decided that her days of love are gone. She wants only peace with her children, with nothing to disturb it.

Fifteen years ago, Percy made the biggest mistake of his life. But when a cousin's untimely demise takes him to the tiny town of Impling, he finds himself living with the woman he left behind. A second chance is close at hand, he knows...if only Winifred will grant it to him.

Tropes:
Childhood love
Hurt/comfort
Second chance
Quiet heroine
Scientist hero

Set at midsummer, with some traditional celebrations.

Trigger Warnings:

Explicit, on-page domestic violence
Child abuse
Description of a house fire
Racism against an Indian character