Healing Hearts at Silverwood Valley: A Cozy Sapphic Romance
Lena Slaine Seraph
A burnt-out city designer. A stoic country vet. And a grumpy stray cat with a broken leg who might just bring them together.
Evelyn is running on empty. After a decade of chasing deadlines in London’s relentless design world, she’s walked away with nothing but a trunk full of sweaters and the keys to her aunt’s crumbling cottage in Silverwood Valley. She came for the silence, hoping to find herself again in the shadows of the ancient oaks.
But the silence is louder than she expected—until she finds a battered, smoke-grey cat hiding under her porch.
Clara Thorne lives by the rhythm of the seasons. As the local veterinarian, she understands the language of animals far better than the complexities of people. She’s grounded, capable, and perfectly content with her quiet life—until a rain-soaked city girl appears at her clinic in the middle of the night, clutching a wicker basket and looking just as frayed as the animal inside.
As a fierce autumn storm rolls through the valley, Evelyn and Clara find themselves seeking shelter in the warmth of a shared hearth. Between slow mornings at the local bakery and the delicate work of nursing a stray back to health, a quiet spark begins to ignite.
In a world that demands perfection, can Evelyn learn to embrace the beauty of a "messy" life? And can Clara open her heart to someone who might just be passing through?
Healing Hearts at Silverwood Valley is a sweet, low-angst Sapphic romance featuring a grumpy/sunshine dynamic, cottagecore aesthetics, and plenty of animal cuddles. It is the first book in a series of standalone stories about finding where you truly belong.
