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Length9h 23m
About this audiobook
Burnout did not just exhaust Mara.
It emptied her.
She escapes to a quiet small town looking for rest, not romance. Space. Silence. A chance to feel like herself again.
What she finds is Evan.
Evan is steady, kind, and rooted. He does not push or demand. He listens. He shows up. And he offers Mara something she has not had in years: safety without expectations.
As Mara begins to heal, their connection grows slowly, built on quiet moments and honest presence.
A gentle small-town romance about recovery, boundaries, and finding love that feels calm, supportive, and real.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance
Length9 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26Chapter 25 — When the Water Takes
2Chapter 01 — Out of Office, Out of Breath
27Chapter 26 — Care Is Not a Debt
3Chapter 02 — The Welcome That Isn’t
28Chapter 27 — What People Think You Owe
4Chapter 03 — Unpacking Is Optional
29Chapter 28 — The Offer That Isn’t Free
5Chapter 04 — A Schedule With No Times
30Chapter 29 — The Meeting You Aren’t Invited To
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6Chapter 05 — Productive Rest
31Chapter 30 — Who Gets Left Out
7Chapter 06 — Optional, Apparently
32Chapter 31 — When the System Breaks Loudly
8Chapter 07 — The Thing About Quiet
33Chapter 32 — The Invitation With Conditions
9Chapter 08 — The Next Small Thing
34Chapter 33 — What Anger Finally Tells Me
10Chapter 09 — Learning Curve
35Chapter 34 — The Price of Saying No
11Chapter 10 — Fine, I’m Staying
36Chapter 35 — What I Lose, What I Keep
12Chapter 11 — Morning Without Metrics
37Chapter 36 — What Staying Asks
13Chapter 12 — A Hobby, Allegedly
38Chapter 37 — We Do Not Pretend Anymore
14Chapter 13 — The Signal Problem
39Chapter 38 — The Shape of Pressure
15Chapter 14 — What Comes After Not Answering
40Chapter 39 — The Last Shape They Try
16Chapter 15 — Public Static
41Chapter 40 — What Leaving Begins
17Chapter 16 — After the Adrenaline
42Chapter 41 — The Day After Yes
18Chapter 17 — The Shape of the Ripple
43Chapter 42 — What We Carry Out
19Chapter 18 — Authority Without the Fire
44Chapter 43 — What We Leave Unsaid
20Chapter 19 — The Cost of Staying
45Chapter 44 — What Quiet Feels Like
21Chapter 20 — Different Directions, Same Ground
46Chapter 45 — What I Am Without Urgency
22Chapter 21 — How I Don’t Run
47Chapter 46 — The Old Reflex in a New Room
23Chapter 22 — What I Answer, What I Don’t
48Chapter 47 — The Offer That Sounds Like Help
24Chapter 23 — What It Costs Here
49Chapter 48 — What Competence Costs Here
25Chapter 24 — Who I Was Before
50Chapter 49 — The Room That Doesn't Need Me
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