This wasnโt how Kelsey Worthingtonโs day was supposed to go. She wasnโt supposed to be picking up Starbucks for her smarmy boss. She wasnโt supposed to get hit by a car that jumped the curb. And she certainly wasnโt supposed to wake up in a hospital room next to Georgina Tateโthe legendary matriarch of New York City businesswomen.
Kelsey and Georgina couldnโt be more opposite. Kelseyโs a dreamer, a writer who questions her own skill. And Georgina is a confident businesswoman whose years of shouldering her way into boardrooms and making her voice heard have made her far too outspoken for the faint of heart.
But now, when Georginaโs failing kidneys force her to face some big regrets about the way sheโs lived her life, the two women recognize they share a common thread. Maybe itโs time to confront a few things. They must ask themselves: What if I said yes to everything Iโve always said no to?
With Georgina as her companion, Kelsey soon finds herself doing things sheโs never done before. Eating street food. Swimming in the ocean. Matchmaking for Georgina with the help of Georginaโs handsome son. And writing her own romanceโboth in book form and in real life.
So begins the Summer of Yes.
Courtney Walsh is a novelist, theater director, and playwright. She writes small town romance and women's fiction while juggling the performing arts studio and youth theatre she owns with her husband. She is the author of thirteen novels. Her debut, A Sweethaven Summer, hit the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller lists and was a Carol Award finalist. Her novel Just Let Go won the Carol in 2019, and three of her novels have also been Christy Award finalists. A creative at heart, Courtney has also written three craft books and several musicals. She lives in Illinois with her husband and three children. Connect with her online at courtneywalshwrites.com; Instagram: @courtneywalsh; Facebook: @courtneywalshwrites; X: @courtney_walsh