Sarafina Nicolette

Sarafina Nicolette's Book(1)

Starting Over

Romance

5.0

Serenity has spent all of her adult life filling the role of being a mother. Her children have all successfully reached adulthood and have started their own lives. She finds herself finally in the position to spend her time and energy working on her own future and setting her dreams in motion. Serenity uses her savings to buy a rundown homestead in the small town of Ripley, an 8 hour drive from where she grew up and raised her kids. She makes plans to travel back and forth, spending the weekends working on her new home and week days in her job that she's been at over 10 years so that she has a sure, steady stream of income to pay for much of the renovation as she does the work. Little did she realize the strain this would put on her on-again/off-again relationship with her boyfriend of 5 years, Kristoff. Despite the fact that this plan was discussed and made together, the time traveling and constant hard work quickly tears what was left of the relationship apart almost immediately. Serenity quickly realizes that she will literally be starting all over and on her own. She has raised her kids and lived all of her adult life taking care of herself and her children, so she allows her strong mindset to push her on in her new adventure. Jameson Rodgers has been a life long resident of Ripley and lives 3 miles away from the old Sutter home. As he notices renovations going on at the old home, he decides to let his curiosity convince him to stop in and see who has bought the dilapidated property. Serenity's first meeting with one of her new neighbors did not go as she would have hoped. Caught in an embarrassing situation, Serenity is sure that she made a terrible impression for Jameson. Serenity grew up in a small town during her younger years and is well aware of how important first impressions are in order to earn a place with the locals. Being introverted and liking to keep mostly to herself, she was well aware of how important her first interactions with the locals would be and was unprepared for the surprise visit from the curious Jameson. Despite her worries, Serenity finds herself in an unexpected situation with a new friend and help with the work around her new house. As the time passes by and Serenity's homestead returns to life, Serenity will be forced to decide whether she will continue on her current path alone or she will allow someone new to share her new life with her.