The Other Side of Goodbye — Heidi McCahan

Where broken hearts come to heal.Just because you lost Chase doesn't mean you have to shut me out... Sometimes the greatest love stories begin with the deepest losses.When widow Tisha Binford arrives in Redemption, Alaska with her seven-year-old daughter Sadie, she's carrying more than just their belongings—she's carrying the weight of her late husband's memory and the hope of giving Sadie a connection to the father she barely knew. Working at her in-laws' café and perfecting her pie recipes, Tisha believes she's building a quiet, safe life in this small coastal town.But Redemption has other plans.Ethan McGuire, a recently retired Coast Guard pilot, has returned home with his own heavy burden—raising his eight-year-old son Brody alone after losing his wife to cancer. Determined to be the father Brody needs, Ethan thinks he has his future mapped out: help with the family resort, support his struggling son, and keep his heart carefully guarded.When a school conflict brings their children together as unlikely friends, Tisha and Ethan find themselves drawn into each other's orbits. But moving forward means confronting painful questions: Can you honor the past while embracing the future? How do you teach children to love again when your own heart is still learning?As Redemption faces an unexpected natural disaster, both families must discover that sometimes the other side of goodbye isn't an ending—it's the beginning of something beautiful, messy, and worth fighting for.A heartwarming story about second chances, blended families, and the courage to love again, set against the stunning backdrop of small-town Alaska.Welcome to Redemption, AlaskaBook 1: The Other Side of GoodbyeBook 2: The Long Way Back to YouBook 3: The Last Mile Between UsBook 4: The Hidden Light of Her