Sunny librarian Gracie isn’t looking for love. After dumping her cheating ex, she’s living the life she’s always dreamed of as a small-town librarian – surrounded by books, knitted pumpkins, and the cosy magic of Samhain.

Then Flynn Anderson walks back into her life.

Not only is Flynn her childhood best friend, he’s the boy who broke her heart ten years ago, disappearing to New York with no explanation. Now he's back, annoyingly handsome and somehow roped into helping her organise the village's Halloween festivities. Even worse? They’re forced to share his family's cottage. With only one bed.

Between sweet, funny notes, stolen glances, and far too many moments that make her pulse race, Gracie finds her feelings for Flynn are more complicated than she thought. And when a spicy fake kiss feels all too real, she faces an impossible choice.

Will Gracie be heartbroken again? Or will the magic of Samhain, and the support of their cosy small-town community, help Gracie and Flynn find their way home – this time, for good?

Linda McEvoy writes feel-good love stories that focus on family, friendship, and community, with a dash of spice. A former librarian, she lives in a small town in Ireland, surrounded by hidden treasures that provide inspiration for quirky romance novels for readers who love big feelings, playful banter, and soft spice. Linda is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, and is represented by Nicky Lovick at WGM. Writing and ideas are the author’s own. No AI has been used in the generation of these stories.