Ava

Ava was new to town, the kind of new everyone noticed. She’d bought the old brick building on Main Street—the one with the faded sign and the cracked front windows—and announced she was turning it into a salon. Most people saw a rundown eyesore. Ava saw potential. What she didn’t expect was him. He owned the local construction company, the one everyone recommended when something needed fixing right the first time. He’d grown up here, knew the history of every building, every family, every street. When he first walked through the door of her soon-to-be salon, hard hat tucked under his arm, he saw a project. Ava saw the man who might help her build more than just a business. She was starting over. He’d never planned on changing anything. But as walls came down and plans came together, they both began to realize some things are rebuilt for a reason—and some people walk into your life right when you’re brave enough to begin again.