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When Staying is the Choice
Paperback
Series: The People of Cedar Ridge
Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9781971356419
Publisher: Volans Galaxy Press
Published: Feb 10 2026
Pages: 350
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.78 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Leaving isn't always the hardest decision-sometimes staying is.
Margaret Collins has spent her life doing what was practical, responsible, and expected. When circumstances finally give her permission to slow down, she finds herself wondering who she might be if she stopped living for everyone else. Cedar Ridge offers familiarity and comfort-but also memories she's never fully faced.
Thomas Reed never intended to settle down. A quiet observer with a past he rarely shares, he's content on the edges of town life-until Margaret's steady presence draws him into conversations neither of them expected to have. What begins as companionship soon deepens into something neither can ignore.
When Staying is the Choice is a warm, emotionally resonant story about late-in-life love, healing, and the courage it takes to choose connection when independence has always felt safer. Perfect for readers who appreciate mature characters, clean romance, and stories where love arrives gently-and stays.
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