The ocean gives and takes, a truth etched deep into the soul of anyone who calls this quaint coastal town their home.
My quiet, small-town life, centered around the comforting scent of aged paper and strong coffee in my beloved bookstore was precisely that: Quiet. Routine. Safe. Until he walked in.
With his arrival, the predictable rhythm of my life was about to get a whole lot more interesting.
I knew, with that chilling certainty that settles in the pit of your stomach, that the peace I had carefully cultivated for myself was about to be irrevocably shattered.
This man wasn’t just a customer; he was a catalyst.
