Come Home

When Leah Hart left home at twenty, her father's final words followed her out the door:"e;If you leave, don't come back."e;Twelve years later, Leah has built a life of her own in Charleston, raising her daughter Lily and keeping the family she left behind firmly in the past. Then her mother, Rebecca, dies—and leaves behind a final request that forces Leah and her father, Daniel, back into each other's lives.But Rebecca also leaves secrets.Letters written over twelve years. Hidden money. A granddaughter Daniel never knew existed. A brother who sacrificed his own dreams to keep the family together. And the truth about Aaron, the man Leah once loved and the father Lily believed had forgotten her.As each letter is opened, the Hart family discovers that love can be generous and controlling, protective and damaging, forgiving and unfinished—all at once.Their journey eventually leads to a forgotten cottage by the sea, where Rebecca's final idea begins to take shape: a home for people who need somewhere to stand while rebuilding their lives.But before the Harts can help others begin again, they must decide whether they can do the same for one another.Come Home is an emotional family drama about grief, estrangement, forgiveness, second chances, and the painful truth that sometimes coming home does not mean returning to where you started.Sometimes it means finding the people with whom you are finally free to leave—and still know the light will be on when you return.