A New Chapter

Queen Bees Book Club #1

by Maggie Miller

Sometimes the bravest thing a woman can do is start over.

At the Colony, a sun-soaked, over-fifty-five community on Florida’s Gulf Coast, a group of women are each quietly navigating change. They’re all carrying different histories—careers won and lost, marriages that didn’t turn out as planned, dreams reshaped by time and circumstance.

Paige has already reinvented herself. Her life looks good from the outside, but what she wants most is something slightly harder to real friends. When she starts a book club, she unknowingly creates a space where the women she’s invited—each strong, complicated, and searching in her own way—finally begin to connect.

There’s Cece, the journalist learning how to rebuild after everything fell apart, Maude, the fiercely independent business owner questioning whether she’s truly closed the door on love, Essie, the devoted wife facing uncertainty with grace, and Blaise, the former model stepping into a quieter life while learning who she is without the spotlight.

As beach days blend into shared meals, quiet confessions, and moments when one woman’s strength carries another, the group begins to transform. What starts as a simple book club becomes something deeper—a sisterhood. A place where these women learn that being a Queen Bee isn’t about standing above others but standing beside them.

A New Chapter is a heartfelt, uplifting novel about friendship, resilience, and the unexpected power of finding your Queen Bees when you need them most.

Genres: Audiobook, Fiction

279 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 31, 2026

About the author

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See also:
Maggie Miller - Beach romance
Maggie Miller - Christian/memoir
Maggie Miller - Cowboy romance

Reviews

[Linda Langford]

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the main women characters of this story and watching them become friends through the Queen Bees Book Club. They were all just what the others needed. Great friends! The men in the story are also nicely paired with the women they meet, and I’m looking forward to learning more in the next story!

[Cheri]

love this new series.

I want to live in the Colony tiny homes big dreams starting over . The ladies and new friendships for ladies 55 and above .Paige invites a group of ladies for a book club and the friendship begins … Can’t wait for Book 2 and beyond. .. Great fast fun filled read !

[SatoriZen]

I enjoy Maggie’s books and was so excited for this new series! I’m enjoying this first entry and looking forward to the rest. I am a big fan of beachy, feel-good women’s fiction and this scratches that itch.
Pros:
- I absolutely love that it’s set in a 55+ community! So fun to see people dealing with mature problems and making friends.
- I am intrigued that they all live in tiny houses. What a cute idea!
- I love the found family trope and this is clearly going there.
- I was delighted that one of the characters was into video games! In these kinds of women’s fiction books all the characters tend to have typical female hobbies and jobs so it was a fun change of pace.

Con:
- This is something that has bothered me in all of MM’s books—there’s always a lot of diet talk and the characters are always worrying about calories, exercising to burn off their desserts and mentioning good foods and bad foods. It’s SO boring. I’m fine with the characters eating healthy and choosing salads but I wish it would happen without all the internal diet discussion.

And finally an informal poll for other fans of feel-good women’s beachy fiction: How do you feel about lead characters usually being beautiful, thin, rich and often having fancy jobs like high-powered PR pros, attorneys, business owners, famous writers, former models and former actresses? I always prefer characters who are more regular people with normal people jobs (admins, plumbers, project manager…) who are aren’t model gorgeous. But maybe most readers prefer aspirational characters? I always wonder.

[Betty]

A New Chapter by Maggie Miller

Just finished this great book and ready for the release of number two in the series. Maggie Miller is a wonderful author. I was anxiously waiting for this series. Several ladies come together in their community to form a tight friendships and book club. A MUST read.

[Trish]

A New Chapter

I am a huge fan of Maggie Miller’s books and A New Chapter certainly didn’t disappoint. My only complaint is having to wait until the next book in the series is released so I can catch up with what the Queen Bees are up to next.
I highly recommend Maggie Miller’s series to women’s fiction fans who enjoy the books they read character driven.

[Mary]

This is my first time reading a Maggie Miller book. A New Chapter is the first book in her Queen Bees Book Club series. It's about a group of women who meet at a 55+ community on the Florida gulf coast. They are all starting a new chapter in life and find support in each other for various things they face. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next book. This would be a good beach read.

[Linda Vermillion]

Good book

Yahoo for the Queen Bees. They are making changes to their own lives and helping others move forward with their lives. I enjoyed learning about each of them and am looking forward to book 2.

[Amirah Safieddine]

At first I thought it was a book I had already read because it sounded similar to another book, but it wasn’t. The book was a great book the bond these women had thanks to a book lun makes me want to join a book club!

[Lisa Williams]

I’m already invested in this new cast of women! The book was a quick read because I didn’t want to put it down. I was going to wait until they all came out and then binge them on the beach in November, but I just couldn’t wait! Maggie Miller has done it again!

[Linda]

Great start to a new series

I am a Maggie Miller fan and love this new series so far! Although getting to know the main characters - the Queen Bees was fun to read, I have to confess Beau and Brick were my favorite characters in this book 😊
Moving on to Book 2!

[Lisa Baker-Elliott]

A New Chapter
by Maggie Miller
9/25 - 9/26
279 pages
Audio/Kindle immersive
4/5 ⭐️
0/5 🌶️

First in a series. Ladies over 55 that live in a retirement village on the beach. Their friendships are just starting. I enjoyed getting to know the ladies and will read more.

[Nancy]

I sure missed Maggie Miller! I’m so glad she’s back! Loved the new series, can’t wait for book 2.

[Kenneth Rae]

GREAT READ

Such a lovely story of how we women need each other and can support each other. Looking forward to the next one.
JR

[Tina]

Captivating

Pretty predictable but I enjoy theme of women together being so supportive of each other and empowering. Looking forward to the next books.

[Erin Bolden]

Love finding a book of adult women friendships! I totally want to live in their little community and be friends with these ladies!

[Sherry Oates]

A fabulous book. Great characters. I love the way the characters become friends and have different backgrounds.
I am starting on book 2.

[evelyn]

Enjoyed the Queen Bees Book Club, looking forward to the next one. It was lighthearted and relatable. There is a life after 55 and we should all enjoy it.

[Shannon Allen]

Great book! I am now starting Queen Bee’s #2.

[Jade]

I’m convinced I’m addicted to a Maggie Miller series. This is my 2nd series I’ve read by her and as soon and one book ends, I’m ready for the next. Her writing is light, detailed and heart-warming. And, having the setting on a beach is always a bonus.☀️