Caleb

A Small Town Marriage of Convenience Romance

What if the only way to save everything you’ve built… is to promise your life to a stranger?

After a brutal nor’easter rips through Seagrace Harbor, Hannah Pierce is left staring down two disasters at once: a storm-damaged lighthouse cottage that keeps the marina afloat, and a tuition bill that could derail her little sister’s future. Hannah is the one who fixes problems, the one who doesn’t break, the one who keeps the whole town running from behind the marina office counter. But when insurance demands “family occupancy” for the winter caretaker lease, Hannah can’t spreadsheet her way out of this one.

Caleb Morgan didn’t come back to Seagrace Harbor for nostalgia. He came back for quiet, work, and a chance to build a life that doesn’t revolve around emergencies. A former Coast Guard rescue swimmer with a past that still wakes him up at night, Caleb needs an address and community trust to land a new role—one that could finally anchor him. When a paperwork clause and two desperate needs collide, Caleb offers the unthinkable: a temporary marriage, a clear contract, and strict boundaries.

Moving into Pier Cottage is supposed to be simple. Separate rooms. No surprises. Kindness. June reassessment. But the ocean has a way of exposing the cracks people try to seal shut, and a small town has a way of turning whispers into wildfire. As gossip swells and the pressure tightens, Hannah and Caleb must decide whether they’re just surviving the season… or choosing something real.

Set against salt air, storm repair, and lighthouse light sweeping steady over the water, this is a tender, faith-forward story about two guarded hearts learning to ask for help, tell the truth, and build a home that can hold.

Sometimes the bravest vow isn’t the one you make for appearances—it’s the one you keep when nobody’s watching.

This uplifting small-town romance delivers a marriage-of-convenience that turns into a real, hard-won love, complete with forced proximity, a protective hero, quiet faith, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.