Sometimes the hardest place to stay is where you're most seen.

Krissy is a talented illustrator with a well-honed habit of leaving before anyone asks her to stay. Living above Ashcliffe's quirky Chiron Café, she sketches moments of beauty and heartbreak - but keeps her own heart tucked out of reach.

That changes when Llew arrives: quiet, grounded, and unexpectedly magnetic. The brother of her best friend's husband, Llew is still carrying the ache of someone who left him behind - Violet, a charismatic tattooist who once vanished without warning.

Just as Krissy and Llew begin to fall into something real, Violet returns.

As past wounds reopen and unexpected connections deepen, Krissy must choose between her instinct to run and the possibility of staying - for once - for herself. In a town defined by tides and second chances, three hearts must find what it means to be held... and what it takes to hold back.

Tender, atmospheric, and steeped in seaside soul, A Warm Kind of Wreckage is a love story about fear, forgiveness, and finally letting yourself belong. Perfect for fans of introspective romance, art-as-healing, and stories where the grand gesture is simply staying.