Laura Bloom

???????? The inn of her dreams is for sale. The only obstacle? The man who wants it too. Grace Sullivan has been brewing perfect lattes and biting her tongue for years at her mother's café, but she's done being the dutiful daughter. When the historic inn on Maple Island goes up for sale, she sees her chance to build something of her own. Her secret weapon? Her anonymous online mentor, "WildTrailGuide," whose late-night messages have become equal parts business advice and forbidden flirtation. Reese Spencer, a rugged, globe-trotting billionaire, needs that same inn to uncover a family secret buried on the remote island decades ago. What he doesn't expect is a fierce, pink-haired single mom standing in his way. Neither knows they're already falling for each other online until an autumn storm leaves them stranded on the island overnight. Trapped in the tower honeymoon suite with candlelight, stolen wine, and simmering chemistry, familiar phrases start slipping out . . . and their real identities crash into their growing desire. Now Grace and Reese must choose: fight for the inn and lose each other, or find a way to build something together that's bigger than both their dreams. The Sugar Maple Inn is a sweet and spicy second-chance romance filled with small-town charm, quirky characters, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. ??forced proximity ??secret identity ??billionaire ??small town ??enemies to lovers ??second chance

???????? Welcome to Solace Springs... Dumped for being 'too boring' and fired in the same week, Londoner Sophie Bennet decides she's done playing it safe. After one too many glasses of wine, she launches a crowdfunding campaign - "Help a Boring Girl Buy a Bookshop." When it unexpectedly goes viral, she trades city chaos for cherry-blossom season in Solace Springs, Washington, buying a rundown boathouse bookshop and a chance to start over. Luke Rhodes, the infuriatingly grumpy local boatbuilder next door, wants nothing to do with outsiders - or Sophie's noisy renovation project. But the more they clash over creaky floorboards and paint swatches, the hotter their chemistry burns. Soon their neighbours are gossiping, the lake is shimmering, and the line between enemies and lovers is impossible to hold. When Sophie's viral fame threatens Luke's peace - and the future they're building - they'll have to decide whether to let it sink . . . or fight to keep it afloat. The Cherry Blossom Boathouse is a sweet and spicy grumpy/sunshine romance, filled with small-town charm, quirky characters, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. Tropes: Grumpy x sunshine Renovation romance Small town Bookshop Spice Found Family

It's 1977, and bohemian Libby - stay-at-home mother, genius entertainer and gifted cook - is lonely. When she meets Carol, recently emigrated from London with her controlling husband, and Anna, who loves her career but not her marriage, the three women form an unexpected bond.Their husbands aren't happy about it, and neither are their daughters.Set against a backdrop of inner-city grunge and 70s glamour, far-out parties and ABBA songs, The Women and the Girls is a funny, questioning and moving novel about love, friendship, work, family, and freedom.