Read and Swoon

Naomi has built a quiet life she can control, running her bookstore, keeping her world small, and avoiding anything that might reopen old wounds.

Then Eli walks back into town.

Now opening a tattoo shop just steps away from her store, he brings with him a past Naomi has no interest in revisiting… and feelings she never quite managed to bury.

He’s different this time. Steady, intentional, and determined to stay. But proximity has a way of breaking down even the strongest walls. What begins as reluctant tension quickly turns into something charged, messy, and impossible to ignore.

Because some connections don’t fade.

And this time, Eli isn’t planning on walking away.