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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
2Chapter 01 — Out of Office, Out of Breath
3Chapter 02 — The Welcome That Isn’t
4Chapter 03 — Unpacking Is Optional
5Chapter 04 — A Schedule With No Times
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6Chapter 05 — Productive Rest
7Chapter 06 — Optional, Apparently
8Chapter 07 — The Thing About Quiet
9Chapter 08 — The Next Small Thing
10Chapter 09 — Learning Curve
11Chapter 10 — Fine, I’m Staying
12Chapter 11 — Morning Without Metrics
13Chapter 12 — A Hobby, Allegedly
14Chapter 13 — The Signal Problem
15Chapter 14 — What Comes After Not Answering
16Chapter 15 — Public Static
17Chapter 16 — After the Adrenaline
18Chapter 17 — The Shape of the Ripple
19Chapter 18 — Authority Without the Fire
20Chapter 19 — The Cost of Staying
21Chapter 20 — Different Directions, Same Ground
22Chapter 21 — How I Don’t Run
23Chapter 22 — What I Answer, What I Don’t
24Chapter 23 — What It Costs Here
25Chapter 24 — Who I Was Before
26Chapter 25 — When the Water Takes
27Chapter 26 — Care Is Not a Debt
28Chapter 27 — What People Think You Owe
29Chapter 28 — The Offer That Isn’t Free
30Chapter 29 — The Meeting You Aren’t Invited To
31Chapter 30 — Who Gets Left Out
32Chapter 31 — When the System Breaks Loudly
33Chapter 32 — The Invitation With Conditions
34Chapter 33 — What Anger Finally Tells Me
35Chapter 34 — The Price of Saying No
36Chapter 35 — What I Lose, What I Keep
37Chapter 36 — What Staying Asks
38Chapter 37 — We Do Not Pretend Anymore
39Chapter 38 — The Shape of Pressure
40Chapter 39 — The Last Shape They Try
41Chapter 40 — What Leaving Begins
42Chapter 41 — The Day After Yes
43Chapter 42 — What We Carry Out
44Chapter 43 — What We Leave Unsaid
45Chapter 44 — What Quiet Feels Like
46Chapter 45 — What I Am Without Urgency
47Chapter 46 — The Old Reflex in a New Room
48Chapter 47 — The Offer That Sounds Like Help
49Chapter 48 — What Competence Costs Here
50Chapter 49 — The Room That Doesn't Need Me
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