Widow Renée Miller has a young son, a devoted mother-in-law, and all the family she needs. Trusting someone new isn’t in the plan — she’s been burned by a man before, and now she has a child to protect.

Then Eli Shanahan walks back into her life. The brother of her childhood bestie, he’s not exactly a stranger. And he’s come to her aid more than once. Maybe — just maybe — he could be a good friend. But anything more than that? She has to draw the line.

Eli is rebuilding his life one day at a time, navigating a demanding boss who makes it far too easy to forget what self-respect looks like. The last thing he needs is another complication. Then he literally runs into Renée — and she is definitely not the little girl who used to live next door.

He has every reason to keep things casual. He’d be a fool to start something he can’t finish.

Return to 1974 Kokomo, Indiana — where the music is irresistible, the style is unforgettable, and a certain cardinal just might know the way to love. Despite the protests.

You’ll adore Walk Away, Renée, a sweet, quirky romance about two people growing toward each other, because sometimes life’s journey brings you exactly the family you need.