A Place to Rest — Now Available

Today is the day.

A Place to Rest is officially live.

And I don’t think I’ve ever written a book that felt more necessary.

This story began with a question I couldn’t shake:

What happens when the life you chose starts hurting you—and you finally listen to that?

Amara Bennett doesn’t burn out slowly. She burns out fast.

Halfway through her first year of teaching, she realizes something no one prepared her for: the job demands more than she can give—and punishes her for having limits.

So she leaves.

Not dramatically. Not triumphantly. Just… honestly.

She goes somewhere quiet. Somewhere steady. Somewhere she can breathe again.

The Walker Ranch isn’t a cure. It’s a pause.

And in that pause, something begins to grow—not just a slow-burn romance, but something deeper:

a return to herself.

This book is for anyone who has ever been told:

• to push through

• to be grateful

• to stay because it’s “stable, solid, safe”

Even when it was costing them everything.

It’s for the people who needed permission to rest—and didn’t get it.

So they had to give it to themselves.

And this one matters to me on a personal level.

From the dedication:

“For the women who live in bigger bodies…For anyone who has been told they’re unhealthy, undisciplined, or failing—when their body was simply doing what it was built to do…You are worthy of love, desire, softness, and rest—exactly as you are.” 

That is the heart of this story.

💛 What You Can Expect

• Slow-burn, cozy romance

• Found family energy

• Ranch setting + quiet routines

• Emotional healing without melodrama

• A heroine who chooses herself—and still gets the love she deserves

📚 Available Now

You can read A Place to Rest on:

• Kindle Unlimited

• eBook

• Paperback

• Hardcover

👉 Available now on Amazon

And we’re not done yet.

Book 3 — Into Her Own releases April 28, following Tessa’s story as she steps out of protection and into her own choices—about her future, her family, and the man who sees her clearly .

If you read A Place to Rest, I would love to hear your thoughts. Reviews, messages, posts—every single one helps more than you know.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for reading. And most of all—

thank you for choosing stories that let people rest.