A small-town waitress and a Hollywood starโs worlds collide in this new romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesnโt Date.
Once upon a time, Ramona Riley was a student at a prestigious art school, with dreams of landing in Hollywood as a costume designer to the stars. But after her fatherโs car accident, she had to quit and return to her small New Hampshire town, Clover Lake, to help take care of her younger sister. Twelve years later, Ramona is still working at the townโs cafรฉ, all but given up on her dream. But when a big-budget romantic comedy comes to Clover Lake to film, she wonders if this could be her chance. Thereโs only one problemโDylan Monroe, her first kiss and Hollywoodโs favorite wild childโis the star.
Dylan Monroe has always lived an unconventional life, having famous rock icons for parents. But she wants to prove that sheโs not some chaotic, talentless nepo baby, that she has actual skills, that sheโs just a normal person. To do that, Dylan takes on a project at a charming lake townโshe even works at the townโs cafรฉ (very quaint), shadowing a local waitress there (very cute), and asks her to take Dylan around to do Normal People Things.
But Dylan soon realizes itโs not just some small-town waitress sheโs getting to knowโRamona Riley is someone sheโs met before, someone who remembers her even more vividly. Before long, however, reality hits them, and both women must decide if the spark between them can fan the flames of their individual dreams, or if it will extinguish their light.