When chronic illness forces Boston event planner Gemma Prescott to abandon her career and return to coastal Waverly Cove, Maine, she never expects to fall for Liam Westfield, the local physical therapist whose traditional family dreams seem impossible for someone her condition.

As they renovate her grandmother's cottage together, Gemma and Liam must navigate medical challenges, small-town expectations, and their own fears to discover that sometimes love means redefining "happily ever after."

This slow-burn contemporary romance offers authentic representation of chronic pain and medical gaslighting while celebrating the healing power of community and acceptance.