Go Gentle

A wickedly witty small-town second-chance romance wrapped around a murder you won't see coming. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Sally Thorne, Talia Hibbert, and Christina Lauren.

When cynical magazine writer Grace Montgomery is forced back to her gossipy Tennessee hometown - broke, jobless, and out of options - she has exactly one plan: find a story scandalous enough to resurrect her career, then get the hell out of Millbrook before anyone notices she stayed past breakfast.

She did not plan on Victoria Ashford.

Victoria - the imperious matriarch who ran the country club, the church committee, and forty years of carefully orchestrated small-town secrets - is dead. The official ruling is a single-vehicle accident. The gossip says otherwise. And Grace, with her reporter's instincts and a notebook full of inconvenient questions, smells something far worse than a tragedy.

She also did not plan on Jackson Riley.

Jackson - the high school boyfriend who chose Hollywood over her at twenty-two, who is now famous, jaded, and inexplicably back in Millbrook walking around his parents' porch in bare feet - is the last man on earth Grace wants to see. He is also, infuriatingly, the only person in town she can trust with what she's about to uncover.

Because Victoria's death was no accident. The conspiracy reaches into the country club, the doctor's office, and the town's wealthiest pews. Half the people Grace has known her whole life are involved. And someone is willing to kill again to keep the truth buried.

As Grace and Jackson dig deeper - into the case, into the town, into the unfinished thing between them - they discover that the secrets people kept to protect their lives have come due. The romance they thought they buried is alive. And the small towns we run from are sometimes the only places where we can finally, honestly, stop running.

GO GENTLE is a witty, tender, sharply observed romantic comedy mystery about returning home, telling the truth, and the second chances that arrive only when we are brave enough to be vulnerable. A standalone novel - no cliffhanger, genuine HEA - written for the reader who wants a love story that earns every word and a mystery that respects her intelligence.

Readers who love this novel will adore:

A sharp-tongued, deeply human heroine in her thirties with a voice you'll never forget A swoon-worthy second-chance romance with real history and real stakes A Southern small-town setting so vivid you can smell the honeysuckle and the gossip A genuine murder mystery with a satisfying, twisting solution Dry wit, honest warmth, and a found-family ensemble cast that feels like home A meaningful, emotionally earned happy ending you'll want to re-read

If you loved these books, you'll love this one:

⭐ Beach Read by Emily Henry ⭐ The Hating Game by Sally Thorne ⭐ Anxious People by Fredrik Backman ⭐ The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ⭐ Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens ⭐ Virgin River by Robyn Carr

If you love witty banter, slow-burn second-chance romance, juicy small-town secrets, and a mystery that respects your intelligence - Grace Montgomery is your new favorite heroine, and Millbrook, Tennessee is about to become your favorite fictional town.

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