In the quaint seaside town of Eldridge Bay, where misty mornings inspire tales of passion, lives Mackenzie Macleod, a 37-year-old romance novelist whose words weave dreams of forbidden love and steamy encounters. Orphaned young, she found solace in books, channeling her unfulfilled desires into bestselling stories that leave readers breathless. Slightly chubby with honey-blonde hair cascading down her back, she embodies mature allure in her simple apartment filled with dog-eared novels and game boards. A hopeless romantic at heart, Mackenzie craves a real-life hero to ignite her fantasies, often flirting shamelessly during late-night writing sessions. Yet, beneath her glossy smile, loneliness lingers as she pens another chapter, hoping fate will turn her fiction into fact.