ONCE UPON A CHARMING BOOKSHOP
by Heatherly Bell
Genre: Small Town Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Best friends to lovers, he falls first, Christmas, coastal read, small town, emotional intimacy, bookworm heroine, books, a very mean cat
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition
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Blurb:
Time to rewrite their story?
He’d always simply been her best friend. But when Noah Cahill moved back to town, bookstore owner Twyla Thompson knew something was different. Was it holiday memories of the loss they'd both shared or Noah’s surprising decision to reignite a dangerous career? Their solid friendship had been through so much, yet now Twyla grew breathless every time Noah was near. Why wasn’t Noah—handsome, fun, but never one to cross the line—showing any signs of stopping?
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Excerpt:
He shook his head. “I think if there’s any man in your life, it should be me.”
She blinked at the shocking words. He’d already said he didn’t feel that way about her.
“What are you saying?”
He set his bottle on the nearby table, then took hers out of her hand and set it down next. “I mean, you and me.”
The words didn’t sound real. She had to be imagining this. It was too perfect. Too wonderful. Maybe she hadn’t imagined seeing all those longing glances in the photos. Noah was the kind of brother who would have stepped aside, after all, no matter how he felt about Twyla.
“You and me? You and me. Y-you?” She stammered. “But you said—”
“Don’t listen to me, or anything else I said that night. I lied to you because I was terrified. But look, after being forced to go through that album tonight, I’m reminded of how much you loved Will. It’s in every photo we took. And that’s okay, I get it. I would have never interfered with that. But a lot of time has passed. Tonight, I thought maybe, just maybe, now there’s a chance for you and me—”
She didn’t let him finish the sentence but met his tender gaze. Simply the thought that Noah saw himself as second best, even with her, made her ache.
Slowly, she slid her hand down the slight scrape of razor stubble on his cheek.
“I did love Will. But I never loved him the way I love you.”
Praise for the novel:
“Luke’s unwavering loyalty to Lexi and her family gives this sweet romance unexpected integrity ...Readers looking for a tender romance that leans more toward the emotional than the physical will find this very satisfying." ~ Publishers Weekly/Booklife review on Country Gold.
"Heatherly Bell writes romance that will capture your heart." ~ Marina Adair, New York Times bestselling author.
"What a thoroughly delightful story. I adored it." ~ Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling author on Lucky Cowboy.
Author Bio:
Bestselling author Heatherly Bell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama but lost her accent by the time she was two. After leaving Alabama, Heatherly lived with her family in Puerto Rico and Maryland before being transplanted kicking and screaming to the California Bay Area. She now loves it here, she swears. Except the traffic.
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