Fornah
She sought the heavens; he rooted her to the earth.Ten years ago, a tragic coastal accident shattered Maya's world, driving her away from her hometown of Cresthaven. She fled to the city, burying her grief in the rigid structure of her faith, her church community, and a predictable urban life. But when she is forced to return to flip her late grandfather's crumbling cliffside estate, she expects to face the ghosts of her past-not the man she left behind.Julian never left Cresthaven. A local craftsman and marine conservationist, he finds his spirituality not in pews or steeples, but in the raw rhythms of the sea and earth. When Maya returns, determined to strip the wild land and sell it to corporate developers, she discovers Julian has spent a decade serving as its caretaker, protecting the cliff's fragile ecosystem with an ancient, earth-centered reverence.Trapped together as a massive coastal storm cuts the estate off from the world, their clashing worldviews ignite a fierce battle of wills. Maya fights to guard her rigid, fear-based armor with her silver cross, while Julian pushes her to stop praying away her memories and finally face her buried grief. As the tides rise and secrets unravel, they must decide if two completely different faiths can find an undeniable truth-or if the storm will wash away their second chance forever.