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Locking Up My Love Life: Large Print Edition
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 24 2026
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When a polished fashion executive clashes with a grumpy police chief, sparks fly hotter than a Carolina summer.
Sloane
I came back to Twin Waves for a fresh start. Instead, I got caught climbing through my sister's rental window in designer heels by the grumpiest cop on the Carolina coast.
Now the book club has volunteered me to co-chair the Summer Sandcastle Festival with Chief Knox Wilder. I have a mood board. He has a permit checklist. My sister married the mayor and hates that I'm involved.
Knox thinks I'm a polished outsider who won't last the summer. I'm going to prove him wrong.
Knox
Sloane Prescott showed up with one shoe, a mood board, and zero understanding of fire code.
My daughter left this town for the city. I know what temporary looks like.
But the closer we get to festival night, the less Sloane looks like someone leaving-and the harder it gets to keep my distance.
A clean small-town beach romance with enemies-to-lovers tension, grumpy/sunshine chemistry, forced proximity, and a wealthy fashion executive falling for the police chief who never meant to let her in.
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Sun, sand, and a second chance at love.
The Midlife Meet Cute Beach Reads Series brings small-town charm and heartwarming fun, with all your favorite tropes-from grumpy/sunshine to he falls first, hidden identity, and enemies-to-lovers. These sweet novellas prove it's never too late for laughter, love, and a second-chance happily-ever-after.
The Beach Reads collection features eight standalone romcoms:
- Stuck on the Beach With You by Ellie Hartwood
- Second Chance Summer by Holly Kerr
- Plot Twists and Pastries by Leah Busboom
- Fake Dating for the Summer by Francesca Spencer
- Melissa Abbott Catches the Bouquet by Grace J. Croy
- Locking Up My Love Life by Cindy Ray Hale
- The Summer of Starting Over by Amy Sparling
- Second Chances on Sunrise Bay by Jess Hansen
So kick off your flip-flops, grab a sunhat, and dive into these sun-soaked, swoon-worthy tales of love at midlife!
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