Anchors, Arguments & Almost Forever: A Delaney Novel

Rowan Pike knows boats, harbor weather, and the exact point where carelessness becomes a repair bill. What she does not know-or want-is Dr. Mira Thorne, the observant harbor veterinarian who keeps appearing on her dock with inconveniently accurate insights and a habit of noticing things Rowan would rather leave alone. When damage to a fishing boat reveals a larger problem spreading through Delaney Harbor, Rowan and Mira find themselves working the same issue from opposite directions. Rowan trusts structure, skill, and what she can prove with her hands. Mira trusts patterns, behavior, and the truths people reveal without meaning to. They clash immediately. Repeatedly. Sometimes professionally. Sometimes not. But as the two women uncover a problem that reaches beyond a single repair, irritation gives way to reluctant respect, sharp banter gives way to something more intimate, and both Rowan and Mira are forced to confront what they protect, what they avoid, and what it might mean to stay. Set against the working waterfront of Delaney, Maine, Anchors, Arguments & Almost Forever is a sapphic small-town romance about competence, conflict, emotional precision, and the kind of love that doesn't arrive gently-but proves worth keeping anyway. Perfect for readers who love: * opposites-attract tension * strong, capable women * sharp banter and emotional depth * small-town harbor romance * slow-burn sapphic love stories

Pages: 238, Paperback, Independently published