Some memories never let go. Some loves never truly leave.

In the quiet coastal town of Haven's Point, Lila Harper has spent seven years rebuilding her life—page by page, book by book—after Evan Caldwell, the man she loved, vanished without a word. Her bookstore, The Last Page, stands as both sanctuary and symbol of everything she's overcome.

But when a salt-stained letter arrives and Evan returns, no longer the boy with a guitar but a man burdened by regrets and a dying father, old wounds begin to ache. As the waves crash and whispers of the past rise with the tide, Lila must decide if she can trust the man who broke her heart—or if love, like the sea, leaves behind more than it takes.

Told with lyrical warmth and emotional honesty, What the Sea Left Behind is a moving debut about forgiveness, resilience, and the quiet power of second chances.