Time To Breathe

Synopsis — Where the Light Lands Set on a horse ranch threaded with memory and orchard light, Where the Light Lands follows eighteen-year-old Julie as she quietly steps into adulthood beneath the shadow of a father she never truly knew. Steve, a gentle man with steady hands, left for the Civil War and didn't return. His absence carved its way into the land, shaping the rhythm of Mary's days and the silence that Jack carries on his shoulders. Julie's coming-of-age isn't loud—it's braided with reflection, responsibility, and the soft ache of belonging. When Ross, the sheriff's son, begins to drift into view, Julie discovers a connection built not on escape, but on stillness. Their bond deepens in the spaces where stories are unspoken and love is something you feel before you name. With Amanda's whirlwind optimism, Mary's quiet strength, and Jack's watchful grace, the family weaves a new future around Julie—one that honours Steve's memory not by forgetting, but by living. The book culminates in a wedding beneath lanterns strung through orchard trees, where healing comes not through answers, but through acceptance. Where the Light Lands is an elegy wrapped in love—a story about what remains, what becomes, and how sometimes, choosing to stay is the bravest thing of all.