Escape to a charming small town!

From quirky characters to picturesque scenery, these relaxing reads are brimming with small-town charm!

✤ Savor a coastal love story! Herons Landing by Joann Ross. Ross’ fans have been waiting for her Honeymoon Harbor series, and the first book finally hit stores this week! Las Vegas concierge Brianna Mannion is used to fulfilling over-the-top wishes, but when she visits her hometown, she realizes that her deepest dreams have been put on hold. There’s the creaky Victorian house she longs to turn into a romantic B&B, and then there’s Seth, the boy she pined for years ago . . .

✤ Start over on a tiny island! Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins. After getting hit by a truck during a pizza run and overhearing her boyfriend hit on another doctor from her hospital bed, Dr. Nora Stuart needs the comforts of home— stat. But the tiny community of Scupper Island, Maine, doesn’t necessarily want her back. Can she heal her wounds while navigating her family’s scandals and secrets?

✤ Relax with a cozy mystery! Paint the Town Dead by Nancy Haddock. When Leslee Stanton Nix moved to sleepy Lilyvale, Arkansas, to look after her aunt, she thought life would be about as exciting as watching paint dry. But soon, she’s joining Sherry Mae in a local crafts store business—and rushing to solve a murder when one of their students turns up dead after gourd-painting class!

✤ Believe in second chances! The Secret Ingredient of Wishes by Susan Bishop Crispell. Rachel Monroe has a secret: She can make wishes come true—sometimes by accident. When she inadvertently fulfills a little girl’s wish for a unicorn, Rachel decides it’s time to hit the road. After running out of gas in a North Carolina town that’s literally called Nowhere, she meets a mysterious pie baker with her own magical backstory.