What if walking away from the life everyone wanted… is what finally sets you free? Emerson Sinclair did everything right. Married the golden boy. Smiled through the perfect photos. Played the part. But inside she was disappearing. One day she walked out of her beautiful house and never looked back. Now in a quiet lakeside town in Tunbridge Georgia she’s not looking for anyone. She’s trying to remember who she is. Then she meets Sam Sterling. He doesn’t rescue her. Doesn’t try to fix her. He just sees her — clearly fully — and stays. And somehow with him she starts to breathe again. To feel safe in her own skin. To believe she might deserve the kind of love that stays. But when a storm threatens the fragile life she’s building Emerson will have to decide: will she run again — or fight for the love and the self she’s finally found? Where Loyalty Lies is a powerful emotional small-town romance about choosing yourself quiet bravery and a