A deeply emotional novel about grief, forgiveness, and the fragile hope that love can return after devastating loss. When tragedy shatters Alex Petry's family, he's left drifting through the ruins of a life he no longer recognizes. His daughters are growing distant. His faith in himself-and in love-has all but disappeared. Then Olivia Bradford, his sister's childhood best friend, returns to Liberty Falls to care for her dying mother. Seeing her again stirs something long buried in Alex: the ache of who he might have been, and the quiet possibility of something more. As old wounds resurface and long-buried truths begin to unravel, Alex must confront the mistakes he's carried for too long. Because healing a broken heart begins with facing the truth, and believing that even after deep loss, there can still be something left to hold onto. Carrying the Rain is a moving novel about the love that shapes us, the choices that define us, and the quiet grace of second chances.