{"product_id":"healing-small-hearts-the-pelican-atelier-9798246214008","title":"Healing Small Hearts: A Small Town Romance About Coming Home, Second Chances, and Quiet Love","description":"What Happens When You Come Home for the Right Reasons?\u003cp\u003eDr. Willa Hayes returns to Maple Creek not to escape her life, but to finally live it. After years in a demanding city veterinary practice, she inherits her grandfather's small-town clinic and begins again in a place where relationships matter and every choice has weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe does not expect Reece Dalton.\u003cbr\u003eA widowed rancher devoted to his land, his animals, and his seven-year-old daughter, Reece is not searching for love. He is simply trying to raise a child, honor the past, and keep his heart steady after loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins with a sick horse and a pre-dawn emergency call slowly becomes something neither of them plans for. A connection formed through shared responsibility, quiet conversations, and small daily moments that begin to matter more than anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHealing Small Hearts\u003c\/b\u003e is a gentle, emotionally grounded small town romance about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning home with intention, not regret\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding love after loss without erasing the past\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding family through patience, trust, and presence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscovering that healing does not arrive loudly, but steadily\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story of dramatic twists or rushed passion. It is a story of belonging. Of community. Of love that grows slowly and feels safe enough to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy heartfelt contemporary romance with warmth, emotional depth, and a strong sense of place, \u003cb\u003eHealing Small Hearts\u003c\/b\u003e offers a quiet, satisfying journey toward love that lasts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre: Contemporary Romance, Small Town Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThemes: Healing after loss, second chances, found family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSetting: Rural small town, ranch life, veterinary clinic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTone: Gentle, emotional, hopeful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLength: Full-length novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudience: Adult readers who enjoy emotionally grounded romance \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heartfelt small town romance centered on healing, family, and quiet love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures a veterinarian heroine and a widowed rancher learning to love again\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplores second chances without erasing grief or past loss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for readers who enjoy slow-burn, emotionally realistic romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comforting, character-driven story focused on belonging and home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e The Pelican Atelier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798246214008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"The Pelican Atelier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172072661247,"sku":"9798246214008","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/healing-small-hearts-the-pelican-atelier-9798246214008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}