“He left to save lives. He returned to save his own.”

After years working the trauma floors of New York City, Gabe has nothing left but burnout and a duffel bag full of regrets. Once a nurse driven by purpose, he’s now a man haunted by heartbreak, pandemic fatigue, and the ghosts of the life he thought he wanted.

Desperate for quiet, he returns to Hollow Ridge—the small Nebraska town he swore he'd never look back on. But the dusty roads and familiar faces hold more than just memories. They hold hope.

As he reconnects with the life he left behind, Gabe finds himself drawn into a community quietly healing in its own way. Amid the rhythm of small-town life—fields swaying in the wind, porch lights glowing at dusk, and conversations over coffee—he begins to rediscover what it means to truly live.

What begins as an escape becomes a powerful journey of healing, forgiveness, and transformation. Hollow Ridge is where pain meets peace, where silence becomes strength, and where the past might just offer the path forward.

Hollow Ridge is a heartfelt, soul-stirring debut about the courage to choose yourself, the beauty in imperfect healing, and the sacred found in life’s simplest moments. Honest, emotional, and quietly heroic, this is a story for anyone who’s ever left home chasing a dream—only to discover the dream might have been home all along.

Hollow Ridge reminds us that sometimes, the bravest journey is the one that takes us back.