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The Second First Time: After the Silence, Everything Changed
Paperback
Publisher Price: $18.99
Publisher: Trevor Jensen
Published: May 27 2025
Pages: 326
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.73 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
What if the quiet isn't empty-but a place waiting to hold you?
When Samantha Whitaker left behind a fast-paced city life and a trail of burnout, she didn't plan on starting over-just slowing down. But an old house in the woods became something more. With her partner Evan by her side, she transforms a forgotten property into Stillness House: a rustic retreat for those carrying invisible weights.
Artists. Writers. The grieving. The lost.
What begins as a quiet experiment turns into a sanctuary where strangers come to remember who they were before the noise. But holding space for others means confronting their own unfinished stories. As guests arrive with broken pieces and buried grief, Sam and Evan must navigate rising emotional currents, the haunting pull of past mistakes, and a looming decision that could redefine everything they've built.
When a former guest returns unexpectedly-bringing public scrutiny and a flood of memories-Sam and Evan are forced to ask the hardest question of all:
Can a place meant to stay small hold a love that's still growing?
Told with lyrical warmth, emotional honesty, and gentle power, The Second First Time is a story of quiet transformation, found family, and the courage to begin again. Set against the backdrop of a peaceful wooded retreat, this novel explores the healing that comes not from fixing others, but from making space-for truth, for love, and for yourself.
For fans of intimate contemporary fiction, quiet love stories, and novels that leave you feeling like you've come home.
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