But (surprise!) Wyn is there too, and he and Harriet have to share a (very romantic) room and a bed. She’s ready for a vacation at her happy place-the Maine cottage she and her friends visit every summer. So they keep it a secret from their friends and families-in fact, Harriet barely even admits it to herself, focusing instead on her grueling hours as a surgical resident. They’ve been part of the same boisterous friend group since college, and they know that their breakup will devastate the others and make things more than a little awkward. Wyn Connor and Harriet Kilpatrick were the perfect couple-until Wyn dumped Harriet for reasons she still doesn’t fully understand.

This frothy, made-for-summer read earns its place poolside.Įxes pretend they’re still together for the sake of their friends on their annual summer vacation. While some key facets of the plot are underdeveloped-the explanation for Will’s unsavory behavior is unsatisfactory, as is Jo’s extreme reaction to it-the charming small-town setting, intriguing hate-to-love romance, and authentic look behind the scenes of a literary get-together make for a winning combination. This third trip to Little Bridge-following No Judgments (2019) and No Offense (2020)-puts Cabot’s trademark wit and vibrant characters on full display. But when Jo and Will’s past animosity seeps into the present and unsavory rumors come to a head, Little Bridge finds itself in the eye of a “purr-fect” storm. Jo, along with a zany cast including magician/fantasy author Garrett Newcombe and her best friend, YA novelist Bernadette Zhang, are all charmed by the island’s hospitality and the festival’s fancy events.

There’s only one downside: Will Price is not only attending the festival, but he’s also its largest donor. So, when Jo receives an unexpected invitation-complete with $10,000 stipend-to the Florida Keys for Little Bridge Island’s first literary festival, she can’t really justify turning it down.

27 and in need of funds to move her ailing father out of New York City and to a warmer climate. Now prone to wearing all black and embracing a less-than-sunny approach to life, Jo is way behind on her deadline for Kitty Katz No.

She’s been dealing with terrible writer’s block ever since Will Price, author of several supersuccessful maudlin romances, bad-mouthed her books to a reporter from the New York Times. Jo Wright, author of popular children’s book series Kitty Katz, Kitten Sitter, is not feeling as perfectly “pawsitive” as her plucky feline heroine. At Little Bridge Island’s first annual literary festival, the attending authors create enough drama to fill several novels.

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