The One Who Heals (coming soon)

Wayne Davis learned early that life rarely goes according to plan. Raised on the Texas coast in a struggling family built on loyalty, sacrifice, and hard work, he grew up carrying responsibilities far beyond his years. With a bedridden father, a mother working two jobs, and consequences from his own choices weighing heavily on him, the future he once imagined—including dreams of college—slowly slipped out of reach. An old romance had already changed the course of his life, and Wayne has no intention of letting love do it again. Lee grew up in Houston believing in fairy-tale endings and the idea that the choices you put into the world eventually find their way back to you. But adulthood taught her a harsher lesson. Now a single mother with a past she would rather keep buried, Lee carries her own collection of ghosts—mistakes, disappointments, and wounds that have left her ashamed of where she has been and afraid of where love might lead. Wayne and Lee both believe they have already experienced everything love has to offer. Neither is looking to risk a battered heart again. But when their lives intersect, they discover that perhaps the love they once knew was never the end of their story. Something different is waiting for them—a love built not on fairy tales or perfect circumstances, but on understanding, forgiveness, and the courage to be seen exactly as they are. Set against the vibrant landscape of Southeast Texas, The One Who Heals is an emotionally grounded story of two people shaped by hardship who must decide whether the past will define their future—or whether they can trust a different kind of love to heal what life has broken. For readers who believe in: • Love stories built on real life, not fairy tales • Characters forged by place, culture, and resilience • The quiet, stubborn hope that some people are meant to find each other no matter what