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This summer, the towns juiciest secrets are revealed in New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallerys joyful and sparkling new novel

Jax has a slight issue with controlas in, she needs it. Always. Too bad she has power only over the Painted Lady Bookstore, the Victorian mansion turned bookshop she inherited. No one else listens to a word she says. Her ex gets engaged for questionable reasons. Her beloved sister, Ryleigh, wants to move away to find a husband. And the handsome contractor Jax has chosen to convince Ryleigh to stay is only interested in Jax.
Still, shes living the bookworm dreamuntil an unhappy accident erases the names from the bookshop lockboxes where the town keeps their diaries. Which means the only way to find a diarys owner isto read it.
As secrets spill and scandals surface, life at the Painted Lady Bookstore gets a lot more colorful and chaotic. But for a woman whos always had to take charge, Jax will see that losing controlespecially with the right wrong guycan set you free.