Until You

A down-to-earth, free spirited architectural landscape photographer that has lost her muse who upon returning home, meets a man who is is going to stand in opposition to her in this enemies-to-lovers romance.

Ava Hamilton is a down-to-earth, free spirit that broke down barriers between the haves and have-nots on the Shores of Dora, forming long-lasting friendships with the wealthier side of town. As one of the most celebrated residents of the Shores, she stays on the go as a renowned architectural landscape photographer. When her father calls and asks if she will return home and use her talent, platform, and connections to help him and the historical society save two buildings, she returns. Only, her father doesn’t know she was planning to come home for the summer to regain her lost muse after breaking up with her boyfriend.

Grant Hawthorne is a straight-laced executive who last visited the Shores of Dora when he was seven years old. After his parents got a divorce and his mother remained in the Shores, remarried, and started a new family, he never returned to the place he believed to have caused his family to fall apart. When his father dies, he inherits land on the Shores, and developers begin contacting him about the land, an alluring proposal since he is eager to unload the land associated with painful memories.  

Ava and Grant find themselves on opposite sides of the issue and their wealth disparities make that divide even bigger. Despite butting heads, Grant feels free, for once in his life.  And against his better judgement, he leans into his growing feelings for Ava and continues to explore and relearn the Shores with her snapping pictures at every turn. But Ava finds herself conflicted over her desire to conserve history and what is happening between her and Grant. Can they come together to forge a new path together or will their differences be too much to overcome?

• “Until You will make you believe in two kinds of home: the place on a map that makes you who you are, and the love so enveloping and sheltering that it feels like the place where your heart was born to live. This book will move you and carry you away.”
  Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of Colton Gentry’s Third Act
• A fiercely determined heroine and an equally determined, yet completely smitten hero standing on opposite sides of a land dispute on the Florida coast was just what I needed.Ava Hamilton is the town darling. Grant Sullivan is the man everyone wants to hate because he’s ready to sell the land and walk away from the place that holds painful memories for him. Their banter, undeniable attraction, and very different reasons for wanting the same piece of land kept me turning the pages. I especially enjoyed watching Grant rediscover the Shores of Dora.There is old money, elitism, class differences, and the complicated relationships between people who have and have-not. But at its heart, this is a story about two people carrying their own heartbreak and learning that sometimes going home means confronting the things you thought you left behind.I really enjoyed the romance and the strong sense of community. The minor characters and horses added so much to the story that I found myself wanting to spend more time in the Shores of Dora.
  Rhonda McKnight, Christy Award and Emma Award Winning novels, The Thing About Home and Bitter and Sweet
• "Until You is a captivating romance full of Southern charm, swoony coastal moments, and family intrigue that keeps the pages turning. Clear your calendar because C. Chilove's latest is one you don't want to miss!"
  Grace Helena Walz, author of Pretty as a Peach