When the Day is Done - by Alexandra Ayres (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

She's everyone's safe place. He's spent years bracing for the next storm. And somewhere in their small Highland town, they stumble into the one thing they'd both stopped believing in.

Lucy MacKenzie has never minded being the one people rely on. Between running her café and being the heart of her close-knit family, she's made a home out of looking after others. But late at night, she can't shake the fear that the future she's always dreamed of is slipping out of reach.

Then Aidan Reid shows up in her café with his fierce four-year-old daughter. He's new in town, guarded, and determined to keep his distance. Yet somehow, he keeps drifting into Lucy's orbit.

Just as hope starts to take shape, the past finds its way back in. The woman who walked out on Aidan suddenly wants another chance. As Lucy faces a turning point in her own life, she begins to wonder if there's space for her in the family she's grown to love.

When all is said and done, they'll learn that love isn't about certainty at all. It's about showing up, even when fear threatens to hold you back.