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Sometimes the life you're meant to live has been waiting for you all along. Meet Sunnie Cameron—recently divorced, closer to 40 than 30, and absolutely done with perky teenagers calling her "ma'am." After her 15 year marriage spectacularly implodes, she hauls herself and her overpriced furniture to the tiny mountain village of Hazelwood with one goal: find the peace and quiet she needs to finally finish writing her novel. But the universe has other plans. Her "charming cottage" turns out to be a money pit with a personality disorder—leaky roof, creaky floors, and a heater that's more decorative than functional. Her bank account is hemorrhaging faster than her will to live, while her useless ex-husband ignores her calls from his Greek love nest with his shiny new girlfriend. And the cherry on top? She can't even afford the books she's drooling over at the local bookstore. Talk about rock bottom with a side of humiliation. Suddenly, everything changes. Her rickety bookshelves collapse, revealing something impossible: a secret room frozen in time since the 1920s. Inside, she discovers boxes of baby clothes, old photographs, and love letters that tell the story of Joseph and Emma Hazel—the couple who built her cottage over a century ago. Now Sunnie's got questions. Big ones. Like why someone walled off an entire room and what they were so desperate to hide. With help from Mrs. Dalloway, her lonely but sweet neighbor, and Oliver, the ridiculously handsome bookstore owner she struggles to be “just friends with”, Sunnie begins piecing together a mystery that could change everything she thought she knew about her new home. Because here's the thing about second chances—they don't always come with instruction manuals. Sometimes they come with secret rooms, small-town gossip, and the kind of friendships that remind you who you used to be before life got in the way. Perfect for women who believe it's never too late to rewrite your story. Ready to discover what secrets your fresh start is hiding? Click "Learn More" to start reading now!