Jules Capelthorne returns to her seaside hometown to save her great-aunt’s beloved, century-old bookshop from closure. Only to find a shiny new rival has opened directly across the street, run by Roman Montbeau, the insufferable son of a family that’s feuded with hers for years. With the shop’s future on the line, Jules must navigate…
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The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn
Ellie Lawson’s life takes a nosedive when she gets dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her job all in one day. With nowhere else to turn, she heads back to her parents’ charming inn nestled in a Long Island apple orchard, hoping for some quiet recovery time. Instead, she finds Aiden, the infuriating (and…
The Heartbreak Hotel
A bed-and-breakfast for the brokenhearted might just hold the key to another chance at love in this achingly hopeful debut romance. When a breakup leaves Lousia unable to afford rent on her Colorado mountain home, she’s desperate to stay in the one stable place she’s ever called home. Lou strikes a deal with her reclusive…
The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective
Mrs. B, the formidable and big-hearted landlady of The Marigold Cottages in Santa Barbara, only rents to people she truly cares about: Sophie, an anxious young playwright; Hamilton, a chatty agoraphobe; Ocean, a queer sculptor raising two kids alone; the meticulous Lily-Ann; and Nicholas, a finance bro hiding secrets. Life in their charming, beachside bungalows…
Kiss Her Goodbye
The queen of page-turning thrillers is back with Book 4 in the Frankie Elkin series, and I really liked this one much more than Still See You Everywhere. Frankie is headed to Tucson this time, where she’s been asked to help find Sabera Ahmadi, a young Afghan refugee who vanished without a trace. The police…
A Grimm Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer
Sometimes it takes working with the dead to start living. Kathy Valence is 42, mid-divorce, and pregnant with her ex-husband’s baby which is not exactly the typical protagonist you’d expect in a paranormal mystery. Oh, and she’s also a reaper, working for S.C.Y.T.H.E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences). Her job? Escort souls…
Too Old For This
Lottie Jones has spent decades hiding in plain sight. Quiet nights, church bingo, and neighborhood gossip keeping her dark past firmly buried. Once a notorious serial killer, she’s reinvented herself as just another sweet old lady in a sleepy town. But when a persistent journalist shows up asking questions that hit too close to home,…
Say You’ll Remember Me
Abby Jimenez delivers another emotionally resonant love story with heart, humor, and depth. Following Samantha and Xavier, two people carrying heavy burdens from the past while trying to navigate an unexpected but powerful connection. As life’s challenges including illness, family dynamics, and career ambitions, collide with their growing relationship, they must decide what love truly…
Still See You Everywhere
I’m a big Lisa Gardner fan, and I’ve absolutely loved the Frankie Elkin series so far. There’s something about a missing persons investigator who’s not a cop, not a PI, just stubborn and driven, that always pulls me in. That said… spoiler alert: this is my least favorite installment of the series so far. The…
Left of Forever
Left of Forever is a heartfelt, second-chance romance centered on Ellis and Wren, former spouses who find themselves unexpectedly reuniting for a cross-country road trip, thanks to a series of emotional letters and a Byrd family reunion neither quite anticipated. As the miles stretch on, old wounds resurface, truths are finally spoken aloud, and the…