The Miles We Return To: Northbound Hearts Series Book Three

Some journeys are not about going forward. They are about finding the courage to come back.When Lydia returns to the Appalachian Trail, she tells herself she is only there to finish what she started. To close a chapter she once had to walk away from. The miles are familiar. The shelters are unchanged. But the woman carrying the pack is not.Distance has always been Lydia's refuge. On the trail, solitude makes sense. Silence has rules. Forward motion gives her something to trust.Then she crosses paths with Owen.Quiet. Steady. Patient in a way that asks for nothing and sees more than she is ready to admit.Owen is not trying to rescue her. He does not push for answers or demand more than she is willing to give. He simply walks beside her with the kind of presence that makes old defenses harder to hold.As the miles accumulate, Lydia is forced to face the truth she has been avoiding: finishing the trail may be easier than letting herself be seen. Because returning to the Appalachian Trail means returning to herself - and deciding whether she is finally willing to stay.The Miles We Return To is a clean, slow-burn Appalachian Trail romance about second chances, emotional courage, and the quiet intimacy that grows when two people learn to walk the same direction without losing themselves.Perfect for readers who love: - Mature, emotionally grounded romance - Low-heat, high-intimacy love stories - Trail-authentic Appalachian Trail settings - Character-driven second-chance journeys - Romance built through honesty, restraint, and trustEach book in the Northbound Hearts series follows a different couple, but the emotional journey moves north with the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine.Sometimes the hardest miles are not behind you. They are the ones that lead you back.

Pages: 271, Paperback, Independently published