The Bookstore on the Beach

March 1, 2021
Novak's latest (after One Perfect Summer, 2020) opens in the middle of a mystery. Autumn Divac has spent the last eighteen months searching for her missing husband. With her two teenagers, Taylor and Caden, in tow, Autumn returns to her hometown on the beach, where her mother, Mary, and her aunt own a small bookstore. Once there, Autumn learns that her high school love is back in town--and divorced. When she sees him again, sparks fly, but she is riddled with guilt. All the while Taylor and Caden are dealing with Taylor's accidental pregnancy with a boy back home. All of these storylines are intertwined, but none hold a candle to the real mystery of what Mary is hiding. With the emergence of at-home DNA tests, Mary's secret about Autumn's father is threatening to surface, and Mary grapples with the idea of telling Autumn the dark truth. Novak's novel is filled with mystery and drama, coupled with themes of family ties and secrets. This page-turner will not disappoint readers who enjoy Hope Ramsay and Anita Hughes.

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