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"Contemporary romance or women’s fiction. Female main character is a teacher, single with no children, possibly starting over after a breakup. She moves into a cottage, possibly inherited. I remember the opening with her arriving at the cottage and walking through a garden/path/cobblestone walkway. Her new neighbor is a contractor, builder, handyman, or similar. I remember her walking to work/school one morning. There is a path from the cottage to some body of water, maybe sea/lake/river/harbor. It may be set in the UK/Ireland, or just used British-sounding language. Not The Telephone Box Library, Coming Home to Cuckoo Cottage, Lighthouse Cottages, or The Girl in the Cottage by the Sea."