Carla Laureano The Beacon Street Bookshop: A Clean Small-Town Contemporary

Ever since Olivia Quinn lost her husband to a plane crash, shes been focused on one thingmaking a stable life for her teen stepdaughter, Taylor, of whom shes the sole guardian. But when she loses her job as a childrens book editor because she refuses to relocate to New York, three years of hardwon stability are shattered. Then the opportunity arises to open Livs dream bookshop in Haven Ridge. The venture offers not only the solution to her financial problems, but a chance to bond with her stepdaughter and become a real family for the first time. Soon, the wild idea transforms into a thriving nonprofit, thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of the townand a handsome contractor who stirs feelings in Liv she thought might be gone forever. But just as she begins to lean into the new life shes made for herself, a figure from her late husbands past puts the life shes been building with Taylor in jeopardy. And Liv must face the possibility that following her heart might just cost her a daughter. | Carla Laureano The Beacon Street Bookshop: A Clean Small-Town Contemporary