Louisa Taylor is forty years old, divorced, and alone. After a horrible marriage, she'd long ago given up on love. Focused on her career as a divorce attorney, she now devotes her time to helping other women in similar situations. Although she lives in courtyard filled with amazing neighbours, she's opted for a life of solitude. But all that changes when her best friend from high school comes for a visit. Ian Mackenzie hasn't seen Louisa in fifteen years. They became friends when Louisa was assigned as his peer tutor and they remained close through college, only drifting apart when Louisa married. In the interim, Ian's become a world-famous artist and has spent the past decade traveling across Europe. When his father's death brings him back home to Montreal, he can't help but look up his old friend. When the two of them are unexpectedly forced into lockdown together during a global pandemic, Ian and Louisa get a chance to renew their friendship, and possibly turn it into something more. Reawakening is the first book in the Courtyard Tales of Contemporary Romance series, a collection of stand-alone stories taking place in the Allie Styles universe.