Contemporary Fiction

After rejecting a marriage proposal, Jenna returns home to investigate her mother's suspicious boyfriend. Jenna and best friend Tyson team up, but will their sleuthing spark unexpected romance? 352 pages, softcover.

As Riva walked through the library of her old Victorian house with her daughter Kenzie, she looked around at all the books, feeling overwhelmed. It was time to move on. At least that was what Kenzie kept saying. But Riva didn't want to get rid of her precious book collection and the memories of her husband foraging secondhand sales for first editions. How could she give them all away? Or, as Kenzie jokingly suggested, burn them all in a bonfire? And sell the house that had been in her family for generations to buy a senior-living condo? She was only 61!
But when Riva meets retired real estate agent and bohemian Windy at a grief support group, Riva realizes her huge house is full of opportunities and new beginnings for women who need a room to rent. When handsome handyman Marcus comes into her life, the idea of a new romance is unexpected . . . even when her tenants have their own romantic schemes! But as she opens herself to the different personalities and peculiarities of her new housemates, Riva the book lover must learn to adapt to this new chapter of life---and all the good things turning a new page can bring! 288 pages, softcover from Revell.

In Chase the Light, ranger Scout Johnson discovers a weathered note that pulls her into a century-old mystery of shipwrecks, missing treasure, and a suspicious death. With Naki Dana's insight guiding her through Acadia's wild terrain---and charming journalist Chase Fletcher joining the hunt---mounting pressure and shifting loyalties force Scout to decide: Whom can she trust? 320 pages each, softcovers from Revell.

When life throws you off pointe, love helps you find your balance.

As a principal dancer with a prestigious New York ballet company, Devyn Lee is far from her hometown of Hope Harbor on the Oregon coast. But when a family emergency compels her to return, her visit turns into an extended stay after complications arise.

Widowed mill worker Aaron Steele pays no attention to the buzz in Hope Harbor about the famous dancer in town. Until his grieving nine-year-old daughter takes a fancy to Devyn after she agrees to help with a fundraising show for a local charity in which the young girl is performing. As the show--and Devyn--begin to lift his daughter's spirits, his own life is brightened by the beautiful ballerina as she slowly but surely captures his heart.

But what are the odds that such an accomplished, polished woman from the city could ever fall for a small-town lumberman with two left feet?

Come home to Hope Harbor--where hearts heal . . . and love blooms.

Praise for Sunrise Reef
"The tender romance between the small-town girl and big-city boy charms."--Publishers Weekly

"A tale of love and sweet beginnings."--Library Journal

Irene Hannon transports readers to the beloved small coastal town of Hope Harbor in a heartwarming contemporary romance with opposites attract, single dad, and fish out of water tropes. Each book in the Hope Harbor series can be read on its own and will appeal to fans of Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias, Debbie Macomber, Robyn Carr, and Sheryl Woods.