After the sudden loss of her parents at age 19, Olivia Barnett traded graduate school dreams for a less glorified reality. Now, nearly ten years later, she’s still stuck running her small-town bookstore, Kindred & Co., while raising her younger brother, Henry; a quiet, yet brilliant young man on the autism spectrum. Her world is calculated, steady, & planned down to the minute - until Ethan Clarke arrives. On the verge of landing his dream job, Ethan books a temporary stay in the Airbnb above the bookstore, hoping that this opportunity will be a new beginning for him. Instead, he finds Olivia - a woman with a book in her hands, a pen in her messy bun, & a guarded heart that he just can’t stop thinking about. Their connection is slow, quiet, & impossible to ignore. But with Ethan’s future uncertain & Olivia’s responsibilities deeply rooted, they’ll have to choose between staying safe in what they know - or risking everything for what might be. In Focus is a tender, slow-burn romance about love, grief, second chances, & the way life can change when you least expect it - & exactly when you need it most. Tropes / Opposites attractSmall-town charmForced proximity / repeated encountersA quirky supporting cast (neighbors, pets, townsfolk)Career vs. love tensionLots of cozy, bookish, & coffee shop vibes