The Road Back to Us by Samantha Baca (ePUB)

The Road Back to Us by Samantha Baca – Free eBook

Giving up on a marriage isn’t as simple as people make it sound. I spent six years trying to walk away from my husband, only to find myself back in Willow Falls after a devastating tragedy, and nothing had really changed. I told myself to stay focused on the reason I’d returned, not on the unresolved tension between us, yet every moment together made the buried emotions harder to ignore.

Cole wasn’t the problem—he was the most incredible man I’d ever known, deserving of a love I felt I couldn’t give. Years of shared loss had left permanent scars on both of us. I never intended to go back to Willow Falls, but fate ripped my brother from my life and left me raising three children who barely recognized me. Cole had been a part of their world from the start, and I couldn’t ask him to step away; they needed him as much as I did while I juggled work and family.

Living under the same roof and sharing a bed with Cole felt like both a salvation and a danger. It wasn’t just his steady gaze or the soothing promises he whispered when everything weighed down on me—it was the ache for his touch, even when I convinced myself I didn’t deserve it. He kept a quiet flame alive for me, even as life tried to snuff it out.

I wanted to lower my guard and imagine a future, but fear held me back. Our marriage had been on the rocks for so long I doubted anything could mend it, yet the closer Cole came, the more I wanted to try. Suddenly, everything is shifting, and we’re forced to make choices I’m not sure I’m prepared for. They say there’s no harm in trying, but the wounds in my heart run deep. No matter how fiercely we love each other, it may not be enough to repair the one thing that truly matters: us.

Content warning: Death (side characters, including parents, sibling, sister‑in‑law); House fire resulting in a sibling’s death; Childbirth (sister‑in‑law); Miscarriage (main character, mentioned only); Accidental pregnancy; Marriage in trouble (separation and reconciliation).