Ali Brady Bücher

Two best friends torn apart by a life-altering secret. They have one summer to set the record straight.When twelve-year-olds Kat Steiner and Blake O’Neill meet at Camp Chickawah, they have an instant connection. But everything falls apart when they learn they’re not just best friends—they’re also half-sisters. Confused and betrayed, their friendship instantly crumbles. Fifteen years later when their father dies suddenly, Kat and Blake discover he’s left them a joint inheritance: the family beach house in Destin, Florida. The two sisters are instantly at odds. Blake, who has recently been demoted from regular nanny to dog nanny, wants to sell the house, while social media influencer Kat is desperate to keep the place where she had so many happy childhood memories. Kat and Blake reluctantly join forces to renovate the dilapidated house with the understanding that Kat will try to buy Blake out at the end of the summer. The women clash as Blake’s renovation plans conflict with Kat’s creative vision, and each sister finds herself drawn into a summer romance. As the weeks pass, the two women realize the most difficult project they face this summer will be coming to grips with their shared past, and learning how to become sisters.

Two sisters are determined to save their failing PR agency, inherited from their grandmother, in this engaging women's fiction novel. Hannah and Libby face a crisis as clients abandon them, but hope arrives in the form of Big Betty, a renowned self-help guru. Betty offers them a chance to revitalize their agency, but with a catch: they must confront their comfort zones. Following her guidance, they take an Enneagram quiz that reveals their personal challenges. Analytical and introverted Hannah must embark on twelve dates with different men, while outgoing and creative Libby, who is not athletic, must tackle a demanding obstacle course. As they support each other—Hannah helping Libby train and Libby managing Hannah's dating profile—they begin to see progress. However, complications arise when Hannah's ex, Josh, unexpectedly returns, pulling her back into old patterns. Meanwhile, Libby finds herself in a mix-up when a guy from the dating app mistakenly believes he’s connecting with Hannah, complicating their lives further. With their agency's future on the line, the sisters must navigate their challenges carefully. In their quest to break free from comfort, they risk veering off course.

Rivalry and romance spark when two bookstore managers who are opposites in every way find themselves competing for the same promotion.Despite managing bookstores on the same Boston street, Josie Klein and Ryan Lawson have never interacted much—Josie’s store focuses on serious literature, and Ryan’s sells romance only. But when the new owner of both stores decides to combine them, the two are thrust into direct competition. Only one manager will be left standing, decided by who turns the most profit over the summer. Efficient and detail-oriented Josie instantly clashes with easygoing and disorganized Ryan. Their competing events and contrasting styles lead to more than just frustration—the sparks between them might just set the whole store on fire. Their only solace during this chaos is the friendship they’ve each struck up with an anonymous friend in an online book forum. Little do they know they’re actually chatting with each other.  As their rivalry heats up in real life, their online relationship grows, and when the walls between their stores come tumbling down, Josie and Ryan realize not all’s fair in love and war. And maybe, if they’re lucky, happily ever afters aren’t just for the books.