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Kimberly Brighton is an award-winning romance author, incidental humorist, and asparagus enthusiast from the Philadelphia area. Her beach read romcom Cape May Series includes her debut novel, The Way to Cape May (June 2023) and A Cape May Kind of Love (February 2024). The third book in the series, Cape May Ever After, is due to be released July 2024. She studied satirical writing and screenwriting at The Second City and is the author of The Shore Blog, a travel website, and BlaBlaBlog, a humor website. The Way to Cape May is her debut novel. When not dreaming up swoony romance plots, she spends her time searching for food expiration labels and sitting at red lights. Married for 25 laugh-filled years, she’s discovered the key to a lasting ma ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 301 ratings · 62 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Way to Cape May 3.95 avg rating — 162 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cape May Kind of Love 4.16 avg rating — 57 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cape May Ever After 4.33 avg rating — 43 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cape May Christmas in July 4.28 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kimberly Brighton's Blog: Life as a Beach Read RomCom Writer

Since I Can't Afford a Beach House...

For most of my life, I dreamed of living by the sea. My ultimate goal has always been to wake up every morning to the sound of ocean waves gently caressing the sparkling sands of south Jersey beaches. To throw open French doors and usher in soft sea breezes while hearing the whimsical call of the gulls. In this fantasy, I sit on a deck overlooking the sea, drinking my coffee, while Bradley Cooper Read more of this blog post »

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Kimberly Brighton made a comment on Gaby Maniscalco’s review of A Cape May Kind of Love " Thank you so much, Gaby! It was great meeting you at the signing and I'm so happy you enjoyed book two. Book three (Cape May Ever After) is going to t ...more "
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