WHEN THE LIFE YOU BUILT COLLIDES WITH THE LOVE YOU NEVER FORGOTReaders are devouring Cooper s Beach calling it beautiful, immersive, laugh-out-loud funny, and impossible to put down. A sweeping coastal love story filled with unforgettable characters, simmering romantic tension, and an ending that keeps readers breathless to the very last line, this is the kind of novel you fall into completely and wish you never had to leave.Whitney has built a life people dream of escaping into: Cooper s Beach Inn, a beloved seaside retreat on the New York coast, where salt air drifts through open windows, candlelit dinners linger into evening, the guests are delightfully unforgettable, and the staff feels less like employees than family.And beside her, always, is Leo.Handsome, steady, quietly irresistible, Leo is Whitney s business partner, closest confidant, and the man who helped her turn a crumbling inn into something extraordinary. Their connection is effortless. Intimate in all the ways that matter. Rooted in years of loyalty, laughter, and a life built side by side. With Leo, Whitney has something rare: a love that may have never needed to name itself to be real.Then Charles returns.Worldly, magnetic, and impossible to ignore, Whitney s former love arrives at the inn carrying all the passion, history, and unfinished longing she believed she had left behind. Charles does not come quietly. He comes with grand gestures, old memories, and the certainty that the story between them is not over.As summer deepens along the coast, Cooper s Beach Inn becomes the heart of an irresistible emotional storm filled with laugh-out-loud staff banter, charmingly dramatic guests, whispered loyalties, and a love triangle readers will find themselves choosing sides over long before Whitney does.The man who stayed has her trust.The man who returned still has a piece of her heart.And this summer, Whitney must decide whether her future belongs to the life she so carefully built or the love she never truly forgot. Sun-soaked, emotionally addictive, and impossible to put down. Charis Michelsen, Author

WHEN THE LIFE YOU BUILT COLLIDES WITH THE LOVE YOU NEVER FORGOTReaders are devouring Cooper s Beach calling it beautiful, immersive, laugh-out-loud funny, and impossible to put down. A sweeping coastal love story filled with unforgettable characters, simmering romantic tension, and an ending that keeps readers breathless to the very last line, this is the kind of novel you fall into completely and wish you never had to leave.Whitney has built a life people dream of escaping into: Cooper s Beach Inn, a beloved seaside retreat on the New York coast, where salt air drifts through open windows, candlelit dinners linger into evening, the guests are delightfully unforgettable, and the staff feels less like employees than family.And beside her, always, is Leo.Handsome, steady, quietly irresistible, Leo is Whitney s business partner, closest confidant, and the man who helped her turn a crumbling inn into something extraordinary. Their connection is effortless. Intimate in all the ways that matter. Rooted in years of loyalty, laughter, and a life built side by side. With Leo, Whitney has something rare: a love that may have never needed to name itself to be real.Then Charles returns.Worldly, magnetic, and impossible to ignore, Whitney s former love arrives at the inn carrying all the passion, history, and unfinished longing she believed she had left behind. Charles does not come quietly. He comes with grand gestures, old memories, and the certainty that the story between them is not over.As summer deepens along the coast, Cooper s Beach Inn becomes the heart of an irresistible emotional storm filled with laugh-out-loud staff banter, charmingly dramatic guests, whispered loyalties, and a love triangle readers will find themselves choosing sides over long before Whitney does.The man who stayed has her trust.The man who returned still has a piece of her heart.And this summer, Whitney must decide whether her future belongs to the life she so carefully built or the love she never truly forgot. Sun-soaked, emotionally addictive, and impossible to put down. Charis Michelsen, Author