book cover of The Paradise Wish
 

The Paradise Wish

(2026)
(The fifth book in the Starlight River series)
A novel by

 
 
Natalia Hastings doesn't believe in fate. Unfortunately for her, fate believes in Paradise Springs.

Natalia is the only single Hastings sibling in Cypress Grove — the self-proclaimed Psychic Capital of the World — and she'd like everyone to stop making a big deal about it. Designing one-of-a-kind necklaces, helping her brother Max run the Magnolia Grande, and dodging dating app weirdos is more than enough.


Then the Visitors Bureau pairs her with Matthew Mancini, a charming, divorced single dad and brand-new helicopter pilot in town, for a photo shoot at the springs. By sunset, the camera has captured something neither of them was planning to let anyone see: attraction.

It might be the easiest love story in Cypress Grove history.

Until Matthew's family arrives in town for the weekend, and Natalia recognizes a face she's spent fifteen years pretending she doesn't remember. Now she's forced to make a choice between her past and present, and she's not sure if all the magic in Cypress Grove will help.

THE PARADISE WISH is a small-town cozy romance with soft magic, a gentle hero, and a heroine who isn't sure if she's ready to risk it all for love. It's part of the Starlight River Cozy Romance series, and can be read as a standalone. All books in this series are closed-door / fade-to-black. For readers of Elin Hilderbrand, Debbie Macomber, and Kristan Higgins.


Genre: Romance



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