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The Broken Quill: A Sweet Grumpy vs Sunshine Small Town Romance
A city girl with a crumbling bookstore. A grumpy contractor determined to protect his town’s history. And a box of old secrets that changes everything.
Maya Vance had a plan for everything. Or she did, until she lost her elite event-planning career in Atlanta and inherited her grandmother’s struggling mountain bookstore. Moving to the misty town of Plum Ridge, Tennessee, was supposed to be fix the business, protect what she could, and leave before the town got too close.
Then came the roof leak. The empty bank account. The rare books in danger. And Garrett Hayes.
Garrett is a stubborn historical restoration contractor who would rather work in silence than trust a fast-talking city outsider with his hometown’s legacy. But when disaster threatens The Broken Quill Bookstore, Maya and Garrett strike an uneasy she will use her event-planning skills to rescue Plum Ridge’s Autumn Festival, and he will help save the bookstore before it is too late.
Forced into close quarters, their sharp-edged partnership begins to soften into something neither of them expected. But when a hidden cache of old love letters from the town’s founders is discovered inside the bookstore wall, Maya and Garrett uncover a story that may change not only the future of The Broken Quill, but their own hearts as well.
The Broken Quill is a sweet, heartwarming, slow-burn small-town romance filled with cozy autumn atmosphere, found family, hidden history, and a grumpy contractor who may not be as guarded as he seems.
Book One in the Plum Ridge Series.
Maya Vance had a plan for everything. Or she did, until she lost her elite event-planning career in Atlanta and inherited her grandmother’s struggling mountain bookstore. Moving to the misty town of Plum Ridge, Tennessee, was supposed to be fix the business, protect what she could, and leave before the town got too close.
Then came the roof leak. The empty bank account. The rare books in danger. And Garrett Hayes.
Garrett is a stubborn historical restoration contractor who would rather work in silence than trust a fast-talking city outsider with his hometown’s legacy. But when disaster threatens The Broken Quill Bookstore, Maya and Garrett strike an uneasy she will use her event-planning skills to rescue Plum Ridge’s Autumn Festival, and he will help save the bookstore before it is too late.
Forced into close quarters, their sharp-edged partnership begins to soften into something neither of them expected. But when a hidden cache of old love letters from the town’s founders is discovered inside the bookstore wall, Maya and Garrett uncover a story that may change not only the future of The Broken Quill, but their own hearts as well.
The Broken Quill is a sweet, heartwarming, slow-burn small-town romance filled with cozy autumn atmosphere, found family, hidden history, and a grumpy contractor who may not be as guarded as he seems.
Book One in the Plum Ridge Series.
388 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 12, 2026
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July 12, 2026
Plum Ridge
Love your talent! So ready for your second book! Love small towns and close families! The closeness and people coming together.
Love your talent! So ready for your second book! Love small towns and close families! The closeness and people coming together.
July 26, 2026
I absolutely loved this sweet little cozy small town romance. I love a grumpy sunshine and enemies to lovers story. Maya and Garrett’s relationship seriously gave me everything I wanted in a romance. Their banter was so much fun especially once they started realizing they actually had a lot more in common than either of them thought.
I loved the bookstore setting, the small town vibe… that whole mystery with the old love letters. It added something really fun to the story without ever taking the focus off the romance. This is such a wholesome slow burn kind of book. And Garrett is that classic grumpy guy who shows how he feels through what he does instead of big speeches… which is pretty much my FAVE type of hero.
The whole thing just has this warm feel good atmosphere, and I really enjoyed watching Maya go from being ready to leave Plum Ridge to realizing maybe she’d found a place she actually wanted to stay. I’m definitely looking forward to the rest of the series because I’m not ready to leave Plum Ridge yet!
I loved the bookstore setting, the small town vibe… that whole mystery with the old love letters. It added something really fun to the story without ever taking the focus off the romance. This is such a wholesome slow burn kind of book. And Garrett is that classic grumpy guy who shows how he feels through what he does instead of big speeches… which is pretty much my FAVE type of hero.
The whole thing just has this warm feel good atmosphere, and I really enjoyed watching Maya go from being ready to leave Plum Ridge to realizing maybe she’d found a place she actually wanted to stay. I’m definitely looking forward to the rest of the series because I’m not ready to leave Plum Ridge yet!
July 31, 2026
OMG!!
Loved this book!! The characters were great and the story was incredible!! Loved all the incredible descriptions of everything. Can't wait to read the next book!!
Loved this book!! The characters were great and the story was incredible!! Loved all the incredible descriptions of everything. Can't wait to read the next book!!
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