A New Start at the Happily Ever After Bookshop
(2026)(The first book in the Castle Cove series)
A novel by Emma Bennet
🩷Small-town romance
🩷Single mum / Single dad
🩷Friends-to-lovers
🩷Slow burn
🩷Cosy bookshop vibes
'''Second chances
🩷Found family
She’s sworn off romance.
But this summer, love might rewrite her story . . .
Single mum Carrie Worsley doesn’t need another disappointment — she needs a fresh start.
So when she’s offered the chance to run her great-aunt’s romance bookshop in the Cornish seaside town of Castle Cove, she packs up her six-year-old daughter and takes the leap.
Secret beaches. Golden sunsets. And The Happily Ever After Bookshop — a pastel-pink sanctuary filled with stories of second chances.
But it’s only temporary.
Until she meets Michael — the quiet, brooding, local bookbinder with kind eyes and an adorably chaotic dog!
Michael isn’t looking for forever. Carrie doesn’t believe in it anymore. But stolen glances turn into slow-burn tension. Friendly coffees become lingering touches. And suddenly the chemistry isn’t just fictional — it’s undeniable.
Between sea-salted evenings, cinnamon-scented mornings, and long afternoons lost among the shelves, Carrie begins to wonder . . .
What if this time, the love story is hers?
A heartwarming, small-town romance full of second chances, found family, and cosy bookshop vibes. Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Harper Graham, Jo Bartlett, Ellie Henderson, Jessica Redland and Mandy Baggot
Readers love Emma Bennet feel-good romances:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Couldn’t put it down and just read it into the night until I finished it. Loved it!’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Read this in one sitting - thoroughly enjoyed it. I just couldn’t put it down. Whisked me off from the dreary Saturday and made me forget everything and just lose myself page after page.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a wonderful read, couldn't put the book down once I started. I felt so at home with the characters and totally enjoyed it. Was whisked away for a good few hours and didn't want the story to end.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A must read to brighten the rainy lonely days.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Afun, light-hearted read that's guaranteed to warm the cockles of your heart.’
Genre: Romance
🩷Single mum / Single dad
🩷Friends-to-lovers
🩷Slow burn
🩷Cosy bookshop vibes
'''Second chances
🩷Found family
She’s sworn off romance.
But this summer, love might rewrite her story . . .
Single mum Carrie Worsley doesn’t need another disappointment — she needs a fresh start.
So when she’s offered the chance to run her great-aunt’s romance bookshop in the Cornish seaside town of Castle Cove, she packs up her six-year-old daughter and takes the leap.
Secret beaches. Golden sunsets. And The Happily Ever After Bookshop — a pastel-pink sanctuary filled with stories of second chances.
But it’s only temporary.
Until she meets Michael — the quiet, brooding, local bookbinder with kind eyes and an adorably chaotic dog!
Michael isn’t looking for forever. Carrie doesn’t believe in it anymore. But stolen glances turn into slow-burn tension. Friendly coffees become lingering touches. And suddenly the chemistry isn’t just fictional — it’s undeniable.
Between sea-salted evenings, cinnamon-scented mornings, and long afternoons lost among the shelves, Carrie begins to wonder . . .
What if this time, the love story is hers?
A heartwarming, small-town romance full of second chances, found family, and cosy bookshop vibes. Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Harper Graham, Jo Bartlett, Ellie Henderson, Jessica Redland and Mandy Baggot
Readers love Emma Bennet feel-good romances:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Couldn’t put it down and just read it into the night until I finished it. Loved it!’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Read this in one sitting - thoroughly enjoyed it. I just couldn’t put it down. Whisked me off from the dreary Saturday and made me forget everything and just lose myself page after page.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a wonderful read, couldn't put the book down once I started. I felt so at home with the characters and totally enjoyed it. Was whisked away for a good few hours and didn't want the story to end.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A must read to brighten the rainy lonely days.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Afun, light-hearted read that's guaranteed to warm the cockles of your heart.’
Genre: Romance