Until I Found You

She came to Driftwood Bay to start over. Falling in love wasn't part of the plan.

Elena Cross leaves New York with a suitcase, dwindling savings, and the courage it took to escape a man who made love feel like fear. In a weathered cottage on the Oregon coast, she hopes to find work, return to painting, and build a life that belongs to her.

Then a broken faucet brings Jack Turner to her door.

Quiet, guarded, and more comfortable repairing boat engines than talking about himself, Jack has spent three years carrying the guilt of the storm that took his younger brother. He knows how to fix almost anything—except the life he has stopped allowing himself to live.

Their connection grows through small gestures: an honest answer, a shared laugh, a boundary respected. For Elena, trusting Jack means learning that closeness can leave room for independence. For Jack, loving Elena means facing the grief he has kept hidden.

But building a future together will ask more of them than admitting how they feel. As Elena reclaims her art and the past reaches into her new life, both must decide what they are willing to risk—and what they can no longer surrender.

Set against the windswept beauty of a small coastal town, Until I Found You is a tender contemporary romance about rebuilding trust, choosing yourself, and finding someone who makes room for the person you are becoming.