STARTING OVER: A heartwarming women’s fiction novel about losing everything, finding yourself, and beginning again by the sea.

Starting over wasn’t part of her plan. It was her chance to finally live on her own terms.
When thirty-two-year-old Sarah Brennan loses the corporate job she sacrificed a decade of her life for, her carefully ordered world collapses in a single morning. With a cardboard box of belongings and a heart full of questions, she drives through the night to Seaglass Cove—the small coastal town where she once believed anything was possible.
Standing barefoot on the beach her grandmother loved, Sarah realizes she has no job, no roadmap, and no idea who she is without her career. But for the first time in years, she has something she’s never allowed herself space. Space to breathe. Space to feel. Space to ask what she really wants from her life—and to begin answering honestly.
In Seaglass Cove, the rhythm of the waves and the warmth of a close-knit community slowly begin to undo years of burnout and self-doubt. A local writing contest nudges her toward the stories she’s always carried inside. New friendships remind her she’s more than her productivity. And the quiet beauty of the town gives her permission to rebuild herself, piece by piece, in a way that feels true.
But healing is rarely straightforward. Old fears whisper that she’s not enough. Familiar voices from her past urge her to play it safe, to go back to what she knows. When an unexpected opportunity forces Sarah to choose between the life she left behind and the one she’s carefully starting to create, she must find the courage to trust herself—and to believe she deserves a life that doesn’t require her to break in order to succeed.
Uplifting, hopeful, and deeply emotional, Starting Over is a moving women’s fiction novel about losing everything you thought defined you and discovering that the most important journey is the one back to yourself. Perfect for readers who love inspiring stories of second chances, small coastal towns, and the reminder that it is never too late to begin again.