SOMETIMES WHAT HAUNTS YOU. MOST IS WONDERING WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN …
Avalee Elvis prides herself with being able to fix just about anything … except her past.
Unable to put the puzzle of her life together, she pours heart and soul into making
neglected places whole again. As the owner of Lowcountry Lost, Avalee spends her days in
hot-pink Carhartt overalls and a tool belt reclaiming Lowcountry properties. Making them
beautiful again releases the deep sigh that soothes the hurt she holds.
Avalee’s latest project takes her to tiny Somewhere, South Carolina, a long-abandoned
town. She ignores its ghostly folklore but can’t miss the shock of hearing the familiar Irish
brogue that materializes on the job site—the voice of the man she never wanted to see
again.
Rowan Murray is a structural engineer hired by investors to oversee the redevelopment of
the quaint downtown Avalee is bringing back to life. Once upon a time, he was also the
man who knew Avalee better than anyone else—or so he thought. Six years ago, neither of
them was prepared for the tragedy they would face together or what would happen in its
wake. But as they work together to complete the rehabbing of Somewhere, their broken
pieces and the pain that nearly consumed them begin to lose its grip, and both begin to
wonder if it’s not too late for a restoration of their own.
From the author of the breakout Southern fiction bestseller Under the Magnolias comes a
story of loss and abandonment, forgiveness, and the beauty of undying love.
"An impeccably researched, emotionally compelling new novel."—Marybeth Mayhew
Whalen, author of Every Moment Since, on Lowcountry Lost