Downloading Love in the Vet's Wing: Book 3 of the Sapphic Cozy Series Hearts of Honeycomb Harbor (The Hearts of Honeycomb Harbor)
LOVE IN THE VETS’ WING
A Hearts of Honeycomb Harbor Novel — Book 3
by Leanna Bryson
Welcome back to Honeycomb Harbor, Maine—where the gulls carry gossip, the coffee comes with a wink, and the queer community builds miracles out of everyday kindness.
Dr. Lena Park doesn’t mind being called “the calm one.” As the town’s unflappable veterinarian, Lena is the person you want when a rescue greyhound collapses at dusk or a flock of backyard hens decides to unionize. Newly divorced and determined to keep her life neat, she runs on lists, late nights, and a stubborn belief that asking for help is how messes begin. Then the mess arrives anyway—on four paws and two wings. Pets are getting sick. A stranded seal pup coughs like a broken accordion. A teenager’s service cat wilts after a rainstorm. This isn’t random, and Lena’s controlled world tilts.
Enter the last person Lena asked the universe for: a traveling wildlife rescuer, a woman with a mud‑spattered truck, a rehab carrier in one hand, and the kind of bright, maddening hope that makes rules feel negotiable. She’s sunshine with field notes, brave in all the unbuttoned ways Lena avoids. Forced together by emergency calls and a mystery that “purrs” on the surface but has teeth underneath, the two women trade crisp emails for midnight stakeouts, careful distance for the kind of banter that sounds a lot like flirting. Grumpy/stoic meets sunshine/relentless—and the harbor notices.
When test results point to a single blighted vacant lot—soil chemistry out of whack, runoff drifting toward the clinic’s intake—their puzzle turns public. Is this careless dumping? A sabotage ripple from the same development pressure that’s been squeezing Honeycomb’s queer‑owned businesses? As whispers spread and an “expediter” in a sharp suit offers solutions Lena never asked for, the Harbor Circle rallies: Zee pours strength by the cup, Captain Ruthie brings history and muscle, Ivy sharpens her red pencil, and Milo the cat…finds evidence under a shelf he had no business being under. (He’s very proud.) The culprit might be paperwork, not a person—but paperwork can bite.
This is a cozy the way you need it: gentle stakes, sharp women, and a town that refuses to leave its own behind. Expect competence porn (triage charts, field rescues, perfect carpentry shelves), flirting that lands like sunshine after fog, and a slow burn that respects boundaries and still knocks the breath out of you. Closed‑door intimacy; open‑armed community.
You’ll love this if you enjoy:
- Sapphic grumpy/sunshine with real emotional ballast
- Small‑town comfort where the ensemble actually matters
- Cozy mystery (light)—a solvable, low‑violence puzzle with satisfying receipts
- Animal care & found family feels (no animal tragedy on the page, promise)
- Recipes at the back, including Lena’s go‑to Ginger Chicken Congee for the hard days—and a seaside‑sweet bonus from the Harbor Café.
Series note: Love in the Vets’ Wing stands alone with a guaranteed HEA/HFN—but you’ll spot the season‑long threads: permit shenanigans, forged “help” that isn’t, and a community learning to tell predatory deals from true support. If you’re new, start anywhere. If you’re returning—there’s a seat saved for you on the Harbor Green.
Curl up, exhale, and let Honeycomb Harbor work the gentlest kind of magic: women who choose each other, a town that chooses them back, and a love story sturdy enough to build a life on.