Uncharted Waters

A widow afraid to try again. A friend who's always wanted more. A threat to both of their businesses. Who's got time for love? She'll never love again When Nell Wilder was fourteen, she knew who she was meant to be with. After years of wedded bliss and a cafe in their small seaside community of Orca Cove, she had to say goodbye to him and goodbye to the future they had planned. To make matters worse, magical abilities gifted to her close-knit friend group via a lightning storm skipped right over her, leaving her alone. Again. He's loved her as long as he could remember. Too young to be a part of Nell's group growing up, Emiliano Gil crushed hard on the creative, dependable chef next door. She wasn't anything like the mother who abandoned him and his dad when he was young. Being the shopkeeper's son isn't easy. His dad is afraid of change, and he's got dreams of his own. Nell might always see him as a friend. He just wants to be given a chance. Will she lose another chance at happily ever after? When Emiliano finally declares his feelings for Nell, she is reeling from the surprising discovery of her own gift. Then, illness sweeps the town and Nell's afraid it's her fault. How will she navigate these new waters? Will she have the courage to face what's real, what isn't, and the true extent of her powers before she loses her livelihood and a second chance at love?