She’s a struggling musician seeking a mentor.
He’s the brooding Englishman who lets her stay in his seaside cottage.
Haunted by their pasts, neither dares to fall in love again.
Heartbroken and afraid to play her guitar, 21-year-old Australian musician Lily-Anne escapes to England to stay with Brandon Ward, a once-renowned music manager who worked with her late father.
Living above him in his seaside cottage, she hopes his guidance will bring her back to music—all while secretly wishing he can fix what's broken with her.
Brandon isn’t what she expected, however. Quiet, reserved, and almost impossible to read, he doesn’t try to fix her. He just gives her space. And in that stillness, something begins to grow.
But recognising what’s changing between them becomes nearly impossible amid her chaotic sister’s Harry Potter road-trip plans, the neighbours’ matchmaking schemes, and the teasing attentions of the charming Willoughby’s Café owner.
As Lily slowly finds her way back to music and looks to the future, a secretly besotted Brandon remains haunted by a past he’s never truly faced—even as he falls for the one person who might finally bring him back to life.
Inspired by the bittersweet yearning of Sense and Sensibility’s Brandon and Marianne, Madly Deeply Always is an introspective, modern romance of healing after grief, rediscovering identity, unwavering devotion, slow-burn ache, and the quiet grace of a gentleman who loves her without expectation, even when it hurts.
Tender and heartfelt, Madly Deeply Always delivers a blend of coffeehouse warmth, witty banter, mutual pining, and the kind of love that takes its time—until suddenly, it’s everything. If Alan Rickman’s portrayal of Brandon in Sense and Sensibility stole your heart, this one’s for you.
