LILY BENNET
Coffee. Chaos. Happily ever afters.
Sarah Hartwell is officially having the Worst Week Ever.
First, she catches her fiancé cheating. (With someone whose boobs defy gravity, which somehow makes it worse.) Then her publisher informs her she has four months to finish a book she has not only not started, but also maybe doesn’t even remember agreeing to write.
So when a letter arrives saying she’s inherited her great-aunt’s inn in the small town of Maplewood Falls, Sarah does what any emotionally-overcaffeinated, semi-functioning adult would do: she packs a suitcase, grabs her laptop, and drives north, determined to start over.
One problem: her car doesn’t make it.
As Sarah’s life spirals down the crapper… enter Alex Carter.
Local business owner. Unfairly handsome. Annoyingly calm. And exactly the kind of man Sarah does not have the emotional bandwidth to deal with.
But Maplewood Falls has other plans.
Between nosy neighbors, surprise squirrel tenants, an inn that may or may not be falling apart, and a town that gets way too excited about newcomers, Sarah finds herself more tangled up in small-town life, and Alex, than she ever intended.
She came to Maplewood to put her life back together. She definitely did not plan on falling in love doing it.
A slow-burn, laugh-out-loud romance about second chances, unexpected homecomings, and the infuriatingly attractive man who always shows up exactly when you need him.
Becca Hartwell had her life together… until the Blue Demon.
She’s Maplewood Falls’ top realtor, local golden girl, and a woman who believes in color-coded planners and five-year strategies. Then she lands the listing no one wants: a massive, aggressively blue house with a reputation for being unsellable… and a smell that refuses to die.
If she can’t sell it, her reputation takes the hit. If she loses the listing, the town will talk. If the open house goes badly, she may need a new career. In another state.
And then Jack Sullivan walks back into town.
Jack—the guy who broke her heart.
Jack—now single.
Jack—currently looking for a house. Possibly her house.
Becca does not need emotional complications. She definitely does not need to help Jack find a permanent place to live while trying to save her career.
But Maplewood Falls is small. The open house is packed.
And the universe has a twisted sense of humor.
A laugh-out-loud small-town romantic comedy about second chances, chaotic open houses, and what happens when the house you need to sell might also be the one that changes everything.
Margot Hartwell does not “do” people.
She does dogs. Quiet. Loyal. Predictable.
People? Messy. Loud. Capable of making her care. Absolutely not.
So when she returns to Maplewood Falls to regroup, recharge, and avoid everyone who might ask how she’s doing, she plans to keep to herself.
But then she ends up responsible for a retired service dog with opinions, and a frustratingly gentle, annoyingly patient man keeps showing up like some kind of emotional support lumberjack
Margot is not looking for romance.
Margot is not looking for anything, thank you.
But just because she’s grumpy doesn’t mean her heart is gone.
It just needs someone who knows how to knock, and wait.
A cozy, heartfelt romantic comedy about quiet love, found family, and the companion who walks beside you when you’re not ready to walk alone.