The Strawberry Field

When the world breaks your faith, where do you go to begin again?

Dr. Sawyer Berkley once believed in her calling as a healer. But after losing far too many patients during a devastating medical crisis, she’s left doubting everything—her purpose, her abilities, even her future in medicine. No longer trusting herself, she escapes New York City for the quiet solace of Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia… and the lake house her parents left her.
She hasn’t been back since the summer her brother Tommy died. Her plan is simple: ready the house for sale and finally close that chapter of her life. But a chance encounter with Jake Rowan—her brother’s best friend and a living reminder of all she’s tried to forget—changes everything.

Jake has built a grounded, quietly hopeful life on the lake. He recognizes the grief behind Sawyer’s eyes because he carries some of it himself. As their lives begin to intertwine, he shows her that healing can come in unexpected forms—and that even the deepest losses can lead us back to love, hope, and home.