Locking Up My Love Life
(2026)(A book in the Midlife Meet Cute Beach Reads series)
A novel by Cindy Ray Hale
When a polished fashion executive clashes with a grumpy police chief, sparks fly hotter than a Carolina summer.
Sloane
I came back to Twin Waves for a fresh start. Instead, I got caught climbing through my sister's rental window in designer heels by the grumpiest cop on the Carolina coast.
Now the book club has volunteered me to co-chair the Summer Sandcastle Festival with Chief Knox Wilder. I have a mood board. He has a permit checklist. My sister married the mayor and hates that I'm involved.
Knox thinks I'm a polished outsider who won't last the summer. I'm going to prove him wrong.
Knox
Sloane Prescott showed up with one shoe, a mood board, and zero understanding of fire code.
My daughter left this town for the city. I know what temporary looks like.
But the closer we get to festival night, the less Sloane looks like someone leaving—and the harder it gets to keep my distance.
A clean small-town beach romance with enemies-to-lovers tension, grumpy/sunshine chemistry, forced proximity, and a wealthy fashion executive falling for the police chief who never meant to let her in.
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🌞 Sun, sand, and a second chance at love.
The Midlife Meet Cute Beach Reads Series brings small-town charm and heartwarming fun, with all your favorite tropes—from grumpy/sunshine to he falls first, hidden identity, and enemies-to-lovers. These sweet novellas prove it’s never too late for laughter, love, and a second-chance happily-ever-after.
The Beach Reads collection features eight standalone romcoms:
Sloane
I came back to Twin Waves for a fresh start. Instead, I got caught climbing through my sister's rental window in designer heels by the grumpiest cop on the Carolina coast.
Now the book club has volunteered me to co-chair the Summer Sandcastle Festival with Chief Knox Wilder. I have a mood board. He has a permit checklist. My sister married the mayor and hates that I'm involved.
Knox thinks I'm a polished outsider who won't last the summer. I'm going to prove him wrong.
Knox
Sloane Prescott showed up with one shoe, a mood board, and zero understanding of fire code.
My daughter left this town for the city. I know what temporary looks like.
But the closer we get to festival night, the less Sloane looks like someone leaving—and the harder it gets to keep my distance.
A clean small-town beach romance with enemies-to-lovers tension, grumpy/sunshine chemistry, forced proximity, and a wealthy fashion executive falling for the police chief who never meant to let her in.
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🌞 Sun, sand, and a second chance at love.
The Midlife Meet Cute Beach Reads Series brings small-town charm and heartwarming fun, with all your favorite tropes—from grumpy/sunshine to he falls first, hidden identity, and enemies-to-lovers. These sweet novellas prove it’s never too late for laughter, love, and a second-chance happily-ever-after.
The Beach Reads collection features eight standalone romcoms:
- Stuck on the Beach With You by Ellie Hartwood
Second Chance Summer by Holly Kerr
Plot Twists and Pastries by Leah Busboom
Fake Dating for the Summer by Francesca Spencer
Melissa Abbott Catches the Bouquet by Grace J. Croy
Locking Up My Love Life by Cindy Ray Hale
The Summer of Starting Over by Amy Sparling
Second Chances on Sunrise Bay by Jess Hansen
So kick off your flip-flops, grab a sunhat, and dive into these sun-soaked, swoon-worthy tales of love at midlife!
Genre: Romance
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