Rebecca Bradley is fine! Sure, her love-life just imploded, and moving to NYC was a bit impulsive, but she’s got a plan to rewrite her life! And she’s absolutely not running from her problems.
Becca’s objective is clear: dust off the dream she’s left waiting in the wings ten years, and finally become a once-in-a-generation playwright! She’ll even take a barista side-gig to bankroll her efforts, but there’s just one wrinkle in the plot—Miles Thompson. Working alongside the perma-grumpy—albeit sexy—jazz musician isn’t Becca’s cup of tea (or coffee) since Miles seems to enjoy turning her workdays into living nightmares. Without a strong story idea, Becca’s convinced she’s lost her touch, but when the sizzling barista-banter percolates into a series of escalating bets, Miles and Becca are thrust into a dizzying city-wide competition that might be worthy of an audience. Becca intends to use Miles for character study, but when sparks fly between them, she starts questioning everything—from her motives to her talent as a writer. Is their relationship the ultimate romantic plot twist, or just a whole lot of drama? And furthermore, will the dream she’s outlined for herself make it past a first draft? |
Kate Larabee is Los Angeles’ leading travel expert under thirty-five, and everything in her life is going according to plan. When her handsome lawyer boyfriend, Charlie whisks her away for their anniversary weekend, Kate is sure he’s going to propose, but when he breaks up with her instead, Kate’s perfectly planned out life is thrown into immediate chaos.
Unsure of her next move, Kate travels home to Kansas City to see her family and recalibrate. It’s there in her childhood bedroom that she finds a love letter diary she kept with her first love, Rob—the one that got away. Contained within the pages is the person Kate used to be—a free-spirited adventurer that she’s lost over time and one she is eager to return to being... Armed with the diary in hand, and a helpful nudge from her sympathetic editor, Kate hits the road on assignment for the magazine. As she makes her way across the country, stopping in places like, Sedona, Santa Fe, Austin, New Orleans, and Savannah, Kate battles mosquitos, humidity and summer thunderstorms in search of the perfect fried southern delicacy, but discovers so much more in the process. |