The Retreat Reset: A Second Chance Romance Set in a Wellness Retreat

At Havenbrook Retreat, healing isn't optional-but falling for your ex again definitely wasn't part of the program.

A month at a luxurious wellness retreat was supposed to be Ava Chen's chance to rebuild-quiet classes, clean living, and a paycheck big enough to help her finally put her shattered life back together. Instead, she arrives at Havenbrook Retreat and walks straight into the last person she ever expected to see again:

Elias Grant. Her ex-fianc?The man who left without explanation-and the man whose belongings are sitting neatly inside the cabin assigned to her.

The staff insists it's no mistake. According to Havenbrook's records, Ava and Elias are enrolled in their exclusive Partners Reconnection Program, a monthlong "immersive experience" designed to help couples heal, communicate, and rediscover intimacy. There's just one problem-they're not a couple. They're not even friends. And Ava has sworn she wants nothing to do with him ever again.

But Havenbrook is fully booked. Her employment depends on staying. And Elias seems startlingly willing to play along.

Because he's not here for yoga or meditation.

He's undercover.

An unexplained medical emergency, suspicious financial trails, and a wellness empire hiding more than serenity have drawn Elias deep into a quiet investigation-and Ava's unexpected presence threatens both his cover and his carefully constructed distance. To protect her, he needs her to pretend they're still together.

To protect herself, Ava needs rules: no touching off-camera, no late-night nostalgia, and absolutely no kissing.

Yet proximity has its own ideas.

Forced to share a cabin-and a bed-the walls between them begin to crack. Old wounds resurface. Long-buried longing stirs. And every day they spend navigating couple's therapy exercises, partner workshops, and slow-burn reconnection sessions pushes Ava toward the truth she's spent eighteen months avoiding:

They never stopped loving each other. They just stopped believing they deserved it.

But Havenbrook is not the sanctuary it pretends to be. When evidence points to a larger, more dangerous scheme-one that threatens both guests and staff-Ava and Elias must work together to expose the truth. And this time, walking away isn't an option.

Perfect for readers who love second chance romance, fake relationship romance, and forced proximity romance with a pulse of romantic suspense, The Retreat Reset blends emotional vulnerability, sharp banter, and irresistible tension. As Ava and Elias navigate a world of healing, secrets, and fragile hope, they'll discover that sometimes the hardest journey is the one back to each other.

For fans of Ali Hazelwood, Emily Henry, and Elena Armas-this wellness retreat romance is your next binge-worthy obsession.