A Novel & Screenplay About Healing, Running, and Second Chances
Set in small, scenic towns and on quiet running trails, Run Into Love is a warm, hopeful romance about healing, endurance, and choosing joy—told through the intertwined lives of Hannah, Nate, Mason, Eli, and the community that holds them.
Love doesn’t chase you. It keeps pace, mile after mile, until you’re ready to run with it.
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Tone: warm • realistic • slightly humorous
The Story
Hannah Lee (34) is a former PR exec recovering from burnout. Nate Torres (37) is a widowed high-school track coach learning to love again. Around them: a town that runs on coffee, kindness, and community—where Mason and Eli keep the café humming, Bea curates bookshop magic, and Miles turns comic relief into quiet courage.
Running is the throughline—mile repeats, cooldowns, the steady breath of a second chance. The story moves between lakeside trails and bookstore aisles, weaving grief with humor, and training logs with open hearts.
Community Rally: The town shows up—lanterns, thermoses, and mile markers made from bookstore index cards.
Formats: Book • Screenplay • Lookbook
Why It Resonates
- Real running texture (training, recovery, gear, community)
- Inclusive, character-first romance with humor and hope
- Cinematic small-town vibe (Vermont • B.C. • Oregon • Colorado)
Audience: fans of heart-first romances, runner communities, and cozy-cinematic storytelling.
Meet the Characters
A community of second chances.
Hannah Lee (34)
Determined yet vulnerable; a former PR exec rediscovering joy one mile at a time.
Arc: burnout → boundaries → brave heart.
Nate Torres (37)
Grounded track coach and widower; steady kindness, quiet strength.
Arc: grief → grace → new love.
Mason Clarke (32)
Gay café co-owner with disarming humor and fierce loyalty; the friend everyone needs.
“We don’t outrun the hard miles—we pace them.”
Arc: caretaker → advocate → artist of his own life.
Eli Drayton (36)
Methodical physiotherapist, recovering from injury; Mason’s partner and quiet anchor.
Bea
Bookstore owner and accidental matchmaker; knows exactly which story you need.
Miles
Comic relief turned purpose-seeker; finds his stride where community meets courage.
Excerpt
“Hannah’s first run back was a quiet truce. The trail held everything she’d put down— breath, sweat, grief—and handed it back in smaller pieces she could carry.”
She counted telephone poles and tiny victories. When the town opened around her—bookstore lights, café steam on cold glass—she realized it wasn’t just the running that made her feel alive again. It was the way people waved with their whole selves.
Screenplay Snapshot
EXT. LAKESIDE TRAIL — SUNSET
Hannah paces her breath. Nate runs beside her, not leading, not following — together.
NATE
Don’t chase the clock. Chase the feeling.
HANNAH
What if the feeling is complicated?
NATE
Then we run through it.
Tone & Sound
Warm acoustic textures with modern shimmer; anthems about resilience and choosing love. Think golden-hour guitars, gentle synth lift, and heartbeat percussion for running sequences.
- Theme: Run Into Love — uplifting, quietly epic
- Motif: breath + footfall → crescendos during key confessions
Visual Language
Sun-washed trails, bookstore lamplight, café window condensation, and soft snowfall over city-park loops. Palette: warm white, dusky blue, amber highlights.
Press & Partners
Pitch deck, lookbook, synopsis one-pager, author bio, and contact details.
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