Salt in Her Hair: A Quiet Romance of Healing by the Sea Novella (Sparkset Collection: Beach Edition #2)

She came to the coast to escape. She stayed to remember who she was.

When Claire takes a month-long leave from her high-powered career to retreat to a quiet seaside town, all she wants is space to breathe. No meetings. No pressure. No expectations. But in the hush between tides, she finds something she never expected—herself.

And Eli.

A marine ecologist with sand on his boots and stories in his eyes, Eli is the opposite of everything Claire thought she needed. Their connection is instant but unhurried—rooted in stillness, honesty, and the shared ache of lives once lived at full speed.

As days pass and the salt air works its way into her hair and her heart, Claire begins to see a different future. One that doesn’t require her to perform, achieve, or prove anything. Just to be. Just to feel. Just to love.

But when the past calls and old fears resurface, Claire must decide if she has the courage to stay—not just in this town, but in her own skin.

Salt in Her Hair is a poetic, slow-burn romance that captures the beauty of rediscovery, the bravery of softening, and the kind of love that holds you steady without ever holding you back.