Home Is Her by G Swanepoel

When photographer Max Donovan inherits her estranged father’s seaside home and his loyal dog, she plans to fix the place up, sell it, and leave town before the ghosts of her past catch up to her. Love has always felt like a trap — something that asks too much and gives too little — and Max has spent her life keeping her heart locked away behind the lens of her camera. But Seabreeze Bay has other plans.

Enter Dr. Harper Matthews — kind, grounded, and quietly strong — the woman who cared for Max’s father in his final days. Their first meeting is unexpected, their connection undeniable. As the days stretch into nights filled with ocean air and unspoken feelings, Max finds herself drawn to Harper in ways she can’t explain — and can no longer run from.

Together, they must face old wounds, buried grief, and the fears that have kept them away from love — and from themselves.

Home Is Her is a tender, slow-burn lesbian romance about healing, vulnerability, and the courage it takes to finally stay — when home turns out to be a person, not a place.