Velvet Ink: Love That Grows in Quiet Places Series by Samantha L. Carter

Some loves are found when we least expect them—others return when we need them most.In The Love We Almost Lost, three emotionally powerful clean romance stories explore the delicate threads of forgiveness, reconnection, and the quiet strength it takes to love again.In A Heart Reclaimed, Rachel returns to her Amish roots after ten years away, only to find the boy she left behind is now a man guarding a broken heart... moreSome loves are found when we least expect them—others return when we need them most.In The Love We Almost Lost, three emotionally powerful clean romance stories explore the delicate threads of forgiveness, reconnection, and the quiet strength it takes to love again.In A Heart Reclaimed, Rachel returns to her Amish roots after ten years away, only to find the boy she left behind is now a man guarding a broken heart. As they work side by side restoring a crumbling farm, they must face not only the past—but the possibility of a future neither dared to hope for.In Her Favorite Parent-Teacher Meeting, Claire never expected that a single conference would shift the course of her carefully rebuilt life. But Jake, a quiet single dad with a daughter who steals hearts, might be just the surprise she never saw coming.In The Child Between Us, a single mother’s buried past meets a widowed father’s quiet life when their connection to one little girl threatens everything they thought they knew—and opens the door to a love built on truth, healing, and hope.Three stories. Three chances at love.But will these hearts choose fear, or take the risk to be whole again? less

Love doesn’t always arrive loudly. Sometimes it waits—patiently, quietly—for a heart brave enough to open again.In Letters We Didn’t Send, three heart-stirring clean romance stories explore the tender spaces between loss and new beginnings, fear and hope, silence and the words that finally break through... moreLove doesn’t always arrive loudly. Sometimes it waits—patiently, quietly—for a heart brave enough to open again.In Letters We Didn’t Send, three heart-stirring clean romance stories explore the tender spaces between loss and new beginnings, fear and hope, silence and the words that finally break through.In A Heart Made Whole, Mary steps into the role of guardian for her niece after unthinkable loss—only to find unexpected strength and comfort in Jacob, a widower who knows what it means to rebuild a life from brokenness. Their bond is quiet but steady—until outside judgment threatens to tear it apart.In His Firefighter Parent-Teacher Conference, Luke saves lives as a firefighter—but the wounds left from losing his wife run deeper than flame. When a kindhearted science teacher reaches his daughter through creativity and compassion, he’s forced to confront a different kind of the courage to love again.In The Rancher’s Sunday Letter, Caleb finds a letter never meant to be read—and the woman behind it has returned to town. With secrets between them and grief still lingering, he and Lily must is love that was once impossible now worth fighting for?Three stories. Three second chances.Will these hearts finally speak the words they once left unsaid? less

Love doesn’t always arrive with fireworks. Sometimes, it comes quietly—through second chances, healing conversations, and the bravery to stay when leaving would be easier.In A Path Through the Fields, Sarah Yoder must confront the guilt of her brother’s departure from their Amish community. When a wounded man from the outside returns seeking redemption, Sarah must decide whether the past defines her—or if faith and forgiveness can lead to something more... moreLove doesn’t always arrive with fireworks. Sometimes, it comes quietly—through second chances, healing conversations, and the bravery to stay when leaving would be easier.In A Path Through the Fields, Sarah Yoder must confront the guilt of her brother’s departure from their Amish community. When a wounded man from the outside returns seeking redemption, Sarah must decide whether the past defines her—or if faith and forgiveness can lead to something more.In The Coach’s Second Chance Play, single dad Eric Mitchell and no-nonsense PE teacher Megan Turner never planned on falling for each other. But as they navigate the chaos of school life, parenthood, and unspoken longing, they may discover the one game neither of them expected to falling in love.And in When We Were Us, Tessa returns to Maplewood for her mother’s sake—only to find Jake, the boy she once loved, still holding the pieces of their shared past. As memories collide with unspoken truths, they must decide if the love they left behind is still strong enough to build something real.Each story explores the quiet strength of love, the ache of old wounds, and the courage it takes to start again.Can love grow from what was left unsaid?Or will fear always stand in the way of what might have been? less