BOOK #1 of the Starworth Hearts Series

(Updated version!)

When musician Jane Buckley flees San Francisco after a devastating breakup, all she wants is silence, distance, and a place to disappear. Starworth Island—quiet, wintry, and nearly deserted—seems perfect. But the moment she steps onto the ferry and hands over the wrong ticket, she collides with Silas French, the island's rugged, soft-spoken ferryman whose piercing blue eyes see more than she's prepared to reveal.

Silas knows trouble when he spots it. He also knows the island has a way of attracting the displaced and brokenhearted. Jane insists she wants to be left alone, but something about her—her simmering fire, her fragile hope—pulls at him. And when an unexpected betrayal threatens to tear them apart, both must decide whether to run from love or fight for it.

On an island where secrets drift like snow and second chances come wrapped in winter light, two wounded souls may find the courage to heal . . . and maybe even to love again.