Taryn Wilder gave up everything for her reputation in the archival world--until a public scandal left her with nothing but a professional disgrace and a mysterious inheritance. When she arrives in the rustic trail town of Harbor Glen to claim 'Shelves of Us,' a bookstore-café left to her by a stranger, she expects a quiet place to hide. Instead, she finds a community that treats her like an intruder and a bookstore manager who wants her gone.

Rae Whitaker has spent years protecting the sanctuary of Harbor Glen. She knows every trailhead, every local regular, and exactly why Taryn's past makes her a danger to the shop's future. But when a polished developer arrives with plans to strip the town's character for profit, the archivist and the outdoorswoman are forced into an uneasy alliance.

To save the shop, Taryn must dive into the journals of the store's queer founder, uncovering a hidden history of maps and letters that could change everything. But as the forced proximity turns the cold friction between Taryn and Rae into a slow-burning heat, they both realize they are risking more than just a building. In a town that remembers every mistake, can two guarded women find the vulnerability required to save their sanctuary--and each other?

Featuring a high-heat enemies-to-lovers romance, found family, and the lush atmosphere of a mountain trail town, The Archivist of Harbor Glen is a sapphic story about finding where you belong when the world has cast you out.