Recommendations based on "Dirty Little Midlife Disaster: A Small Town Romance (Heart’s Cove Hotties Book 4) (English Edition)"

'These novels, in straddling immediacy and permanence, the personal as well as the scope of a world tilting toward disaster, are the ones we might well be looking back on years from now as the defining literature of an indefinable era. And the shape the telling takes is, if not salvation, brilliance itself' - The New York Times on the Seasonal quartet so far

Three women. One family curse. The summer of a lifetime. For generations, no second-born daughter in the Fontana family has married. Lucy desperately wants to find love, but for her cousin Emilia, their family curse is a blessing in disguise. But then their Great Aunt Poppy declares she'll reunite with her long-lost love on her eightieth birthday - and break the curse once and for all. And so the three women embark on a journey to Tuscany to fulfil Poppy's last wish. But the secrets they uncover there could change their family forever... *Published in the US as The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany* A gorgeous story about love, family, and finding yourself in the unlikeliest of places, for fans of The Spanish Promise by Karen Swan and The Dressmaker's Gift by Fiona Valpy.

A feel-good sapphic small-town summer romance featuring a reclusive fantasy author and a cinnamon roll cafe-bookstore owner, perfect for your next beach read!Hannah Taylor has some novel problems. The best-selling fantasy author, who writes under a secret pen name, is suffering from writer's block after her long-term relationship collapses. With the deadline for her next novel fast approaching, Hannah flees Manhattan for Sapphire Springs, New York, planning to hide away until she finishes her book. But when she's forced to visit the local cafe-bookstore, she accidentally finds herself with a new job and one very attractive new boss. Distractions she definitely doesn't need with her looming deadline... or does she?George O'Grady worked hard to turn Novel Gossip into the cafe-bookstore of her dreams, but staff shortages are putting the normally unflappable lesbian under pressure. Hannah's appearance is a godsend. Although it would be easier if her new employee was less distractingly lovely, because George has a strict rule against dating employees.Over the course of the summer, Hannah and George grow closer. But can the two book lovers overcome their novel problems, rules, and relationship baggage to write their own happy ending?Note to readers: Standalone. This book can be read as a standalone without having read Not Just Gal Pals (Book 1 in the Sapphire Springs series).Content Warning: Difficult family relationships; depictions of anxiety and panic attacks.

Skye wants to be her own person, but with an effortlessly cool twin, how can she? Will Skye ever step out of Summer's shadow and find her own chance to shine?

Savannah Grace is on top of the world. She's back to selling out stadium tours and winning Grammys, and she's just arrived home from her honeymoon after marrying the love of her life... nothing could burst this bubble.Except, of course, her estranged family.When her younger sister Cassidy shows up on her doorstep, in need of help and thoroughly - inexplicably - pissed off, the whole household gets turned on its end. Where did she spring from and why the heck is she so damn mad?Savannah's nanny Lane has grown all the way up, from a cute punk kid to a classic handsome heartbreaker, a long trail of short flings in their wake. They don't have a second to waste on Cassidy, after all she's rude, ignorant, hot-tempered and kind of a brat. It's just... does their boss's little sister have to be so hot?Of course things could always get worse. Cassidy has one plan and one plan only: for her sister to turn her into a star.Book Two of the Grace Notes Trilogy: an enemies-to-lovers, contemporary sapphic romance.

Secrets are revealed and forbidden sparks ignited in this sizzling Sunrise Cove standalone, a tale of enemies to lovers, redemption, missing treasures, and love--by romance superstar and New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis. Anna Moore didn't just wake up one day and decide to go on a wild quest--especially since her life no longer lends itself to wild anything--so how in the world does she end up racing against the clock with Owen Harris, a sexy, enigmatic adventurist, to prove her beloved dad innocent of stealing a million-dollar necklace? It's all Wendy's fault. Her older, bossy sister, who's seven months pregnant and on bed rest in their small Lake Tahoe hometown, is desperate to clear their departed dad's name. Owen, though, is convinced he's guilty as hell and wants to return the jewelry back to its rightful owner--his elderly great aunt. Together Anna and Owen go on a scavenger hunt for clues to the past (with Wendy remotely along for the ride via an earbud, supplying a running wry commentary to boot). On opposing sides and suspicious of each other as they are, Anna and Owen still can't deny the inexplicable and explosive chemistry between them on this heart-stopping adventure, the outcome of which will prove the necklace isn't the only thing stolen--their hearts have been as well.

When her mother is hospitalized after suffering a mental breakdown, seventeen-year-old Mel redecorates the house, initiates a neighborhood clean-up, and becomes involved with a rock star.

When Sara and Felicity's gossip column ends up on page one of the Avonlea Chronicle, interim editor Olivia King is blamed, and Sara and Felicity must find a way to help Olivia out of the mess they created.

This summer, Skye, Chad, and Morgan are planning on teaching four special needs children the art of riding and handling horses, and are especially excited to teach Katie Thomas, a girl who went blind in a car accident four years ago. Not only is Katie blind, but her parents are also getting divorced, something Katie blames on her loss of sight, making her bitter at the world, and at God. With the help of Skye, Katie's faith begins to grow, and she gets swept up in the world of the stable, soon becoming a skilled barrel racer. But as the summer goes on, her parent's divorce, and her disability, begin to wear on Katie, and she spends more time in her room with her talking computer. Through friendship, Skye tries her best to show Katie that her parents still love her, and that God is always there, no matter what happens.

The Summer BreakThe Hawaiian Getaway Series Book 2As an elementary school teacher in Minnesota, Paige Campbell can't think of a better way to spend her summer break than in Hawaii where her best friend, Mia, lives. Plans of lazy beach days, tropical drinks and ocean adventures is the perfect way to let go of the stress of the school year. Matt Swanson is a local flirtatious bartender who had an instant attraction to Mia's best friend. With a promotion up for grabs at work, and the promise of Paige always being around, this might just be the best summer yet. She's sarcastic, confident and slow to trust.He's obnoxious, flirtatious and always game for a good time. Will she be able to resist his charms? Or will she let her guard down and quite possibly find everything she never knew she was missing?