A Harbour for Maeve
Paperback
Publisher: Laura Carpenter
Published: Jan 11 2026
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Maeve didn't come back to the harbour for a fresh start.
She came back because the world finally ran out of places to hide.
The village she left behind hasn't changed-the same salt-stung wind, the same gossip that travels faster than the tide, the same lighthouse cutting steady through the dark. But Maeve has changed. She's carrying grief you don't talk about in small towns-because once you name it, it becomes real.
And then there's him.
The man she left behind.
The one mistake she never stopped loving.
Their past is complicated-full of bad timing, broken promises, and the kind of heartbreak that never truly fades. Years ago, they chose separate lives. Now the harbour has dragged them back into each other's orbit, whether they're ready or not.
Forced together by family, work, and a community that remembers everything, Maeve must face the truth she buried: some loves don't disappear. They wait.
But second chances aren't simple.
Old wounds reopen. Secrets surface. And forgiveness isn't guaranteed.
In a town where everyone knows your story, can Maeve risk rewriting hers?
A Harbour for Maeve is an emotionally rich Irish coastal romance about lost love, coming home, and daring to believe that timing can finally be on your side.
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