Fresh Start at Hearts Hotel
(2026)(The first book in the Sweet Blossom Bay series)
A novel by Amy Rafferty
Sometimes going home is the bravest way to begin again.
After thirty-nine years of marriage and a finalized divorce, Linda Heart returns to Sweet Blossom Bay hoping only to help her injured Uncle George and get Hearts Hotel back on its feet. But the beloved seaside inn where she spent her childhood is struggling beneath years of debt, and saving it may take more than determination alone.
Then Linda meets Darius Wayne.
Charming, successful, and impossible to ignore, Darius knows the time is right to acquire Hearts Hotel and turn it into a luxury resort. Linda knows she should keep her distance. But as their families become unexpectedly connected, Linda begins to see a different side of the man determined to buy her family'''s legacy.
Meanwhile, life at Reilly’s Bakery brings its own surprises when Linda’s stepfather Tom finds himself growing close to Lila Grant, the warmhearted new baker breathing fresh life into the family business. As new friendships bloom and old wounds begin to heal, Linda starts to wonder if coming home may offer more than just a fresh start.
Because sometimes saving the place you love can lead you back to the life – and the people – you never realized you still needed.
Fresh Start at Hearts Hotel is Book 1 in a heartwarming new later-in-life romance series filled with coastal charm, family bonds, gentle mystery, and second chances worth fighting for.
Genre: Romance
After thirty-nine years of marriage and a finalized divorce, Linda Heart returns to Sweet Blossom Bay hoping only to help her injured Uncle George and get Hearts Hotel back on its feet. But the beloved seaside inn where she spent her childhood is struggling beneath years of debt, and saving it may take more than determination alone.
Then Linda meets Darius Wayne.
Charming, successful, and impossible to ignore, Darius knows the time is right to acquire Hearts Hotel and turn it into a luxury resort. Linda knows she should keep her distance. But as their families become unexpectedly connected, Linda begins to see a different side of the man determined to buy her family'''s legacy.
Meanwhile, life at Reilly’s Bakery brings its own surprises when Linda’s stepfather Tom finds himself growing close to Lila Grant, the warmhearted new baker breathing fresh life into the family business. As new friendships bloom and old wounds begin to heal, Linda starts to wonder if coming home may offer more than just a fresh start.
Because sometimes saving the place you love can lead you back to the life – and the people – you never realized you still needed.
Fresh Start at Hearts Hotel is Book 1 in a heartwarming new later-in-life romance series filled with coastal charm, family bonds, gentle mystery, and second chances worth fighting for.
Genre: Romance
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