The Restoration of Us
Sasha Mendel left Maren Creek ten years ago with no intention of returning, but a family emergency drags her back to the rain-soaked small town she swore she'd forgotten. The rusted train platform and shuttered storefronts tell a story she didn't want to hear: the town is dying, the Blackwell family legacy is crumbling, and the boy she once loved, Theodore Blackwell, is now a guarded stranger with secrets of his own. His sister Evangeline leads the fight to preserve their family's crumbling estate against Mayor Hollis's aggressive development plans, while old friend Daniel Torres and sharp-tongued reporter Lila Hart pull Sasha deeper into a community she tried to leave behind. As blueprints stir buried rivalries and forge unexpected alliances, the reappearance of Marcus Blackwell threatens to unravel everything his family has worked to rebuild. With Maren Creek's future hanging in the balance and a second chance at love finally within reach, Sasha must choose between the safe life she built in the city and the restoration of everything she once walked away from.