To Fear The Stars

In the quiet hills of East Tennessee, twenty-year-old Ashleigh is trying to survive the one thing she never prepared for-life after losing her father. Grief has a way of hollowing you out, but in this coming-of-age romance filled with small-town charm and slow-burning tension, Ashleigh soon discovers that healing doesn't happen in silence.

When Drew, her first love, steps back into her world, Ashleigh feels something she never expected: hope. Their connection is tender, deep, and grounding-exactly the kind of love that grows in the cracks of a broken heart. But small towns have long memories... and even longer grudges.

Then there's Ben, a mysterious new stranger who enters her life- someone magnetic, haunted and impossible to ignore, but he also comes with a darkness Ashleigh has never encountered before.

What should have stayed in the past quickly becomes the center of a small town romance that pulls everyone into its orbit. As tension rises and old secrets surface, Ashleigh is caught in a love triangle that threatens to unravel everything: her friendships, her family, and the future she dreams of.

But something darker is stirring beneath the Tennessee stars-quiet whispers, hidden motives, and choices that will force Ashleigh to confront the truth about the people she thought she knew. In this blend of emotional women's fiction and romantic suspense, one night can change everything... and one heartbreak can teach you who you really are.

To Fear the Stars is a deeply moving story of grief, first love, small-town life, and the courage it takes to rise when the world tries to break you.