Perfect for Hallmark fans: a standalone beach romance with a second chance at love.
Kalinda Wingate can handle just about anything in the kitchen of her family’s beachside resort—except possibly the return of the man who broke her heart.
After deciding not to sell the struggling Sunshine Sisters Resort, Kalinda and her sisters are determined to restore the beloved coastal getaway to its former glory. Their best hope? A glowing five-star review from the famously anonymous travel critic known only as The Secret Sightseer—the kind of publicity that could save both the resort and their small North Carolina beach town.
But while rumors swirl that the mysterious reviewer may be visiting, Kalinda has bigger distractions… like Clarke Cantor.
Clarke is only supposed to be in town for his sister’s wedding, newly relocated to the Sunshine Sisters Resort. What no one knows is that he’s secretly working undercover on an assignment connected to the very review Kalinda desperately needs. Seeing her again after eight years stirs up feelings he never managed to leave behind—and guilt over the secret that tore them apart in the first place.
As wedding chaos, quirky guests, animal mishaps, and lingering chemistry throw them back together, Clarke must decide if telling the truth is worth risking Kalinda’s trust all over again.
Returning to Romance is a closed-door romantic comedy filled with beach-town charm, second chances, family chaos, and swoony slow-burn romance.
