First published 2024
Hazel discovers a cryptic message tucked inside a book at her Cinnamon Bun Bookstore. More coded notes appear throughout her inventory, creating a puzzle she cannot solve alone. The mysterious clues form a trail that winds through Dream Harbor, but Hazel needs help deciphering them. Noah, the charming fisherman who has admired her from afar, jumps at the chance to join her quest. He loves adventure and has been hoping for months to spend time with the quiet bookseller. Together they follow the scavenger hunt across their small coastal town. Each clue brings them closer to the treasure and to each other. Hazel never intended to find romance, but Noah's warmth melts her defenses as surely as the bookstore's famous cinnamon buns melt in the oven. Their opposite personalities create sparks that neither expected. The mystery deepens as their connection grows stronger.
Genres: romance, mystery, contemporary-romance, cozy-mystery
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, opposites-attract
Setting: Dream Harbor
370 pages · Kindle Edition · One More Chapter