Shelter From The Storm

A Clean, Wholesome, Small-Town, Bookstore Romance

A clean small-town romance of second chances, quiet courage, and one dangerous secret…

Welcome to Mackinac Island—where horse-drawn carriages replace cars, the lake breeze carries the scent of lilacs, and life finally slows to a gentler pace.

After leaving behind a high-pressure career in Chicago, Claire Mathews finds peace running her cozy island bookshop, The Reading Room. She tells herself she’s content, but the truth is her heart still aches. Burned by love once, she’s sworn never to risk it again.

Then Jack Donovan walks through her door.

With rugged charm and haunted eyes, Jack isn’t just another visitor. He’s a man running from a dangerous past in Detroit, hoping the quiet rhythms of island life will offer him refuge. Mackinac Island gives him calm—but Claire gives him something far more dangerous: hope.

As their connection deepens, Claire begins to see the man behind Jack’s guarded silence. But when she uncovers the secret he’s been hiding, the fragile trust between them shatters. And when trouble follows Jack to the island’s peaceful shores, Claire must face an impossible choice.

Will she walk away to protect her heart—or risk everything for a love that might finally be worth the danger?

Shelter From the Storm is a heartwarming, wholesome romance about forgiveness, trust, and the healing power of love—set against the timeless beauty of Mackinac Island.