This HaBO is from Varenya, who is looking to find this romance:
It’s been killing me that I can’t figure out what this book is because I’ve been dying to read it again. I remember a fair bit about it but nobody else on the planet seems to have read it. Here are all the details I remember:
The story is pretty Hallmark movie-esque where the female lead (Her name is Lori and she’s named after the Rainbow Lorikeet and she’s not the biggest fan of her name at first), is forced back to her hometown (?) after her father’s death to either revive or sell away her father’s store. The story is set in Australia, there’s a beach and a small community that is mourning the loss of her father and is actively fighting against the development of their little town.
She sets about reviving the little shop by ordering things like popsicles, fun little stationery, and all around making the store something kids and adults alike would want to stop at. She’s got a dog who is really enjoying being back home with all this space.
Sometime into her taking over her father’s store she bumps into this man. Of course there’s an attraction and she ends up falling in love with him.
A few other details I remember:
– There’s a scene where she’s surfing and goes into a cove she’s found and she hurts her foot. He comes to her rescue and it’s a whole cute scene.
– There’s another scene where she’s on the deck of her new home and she’s feeding her dog ice cubes.
– She’s got a friend back in the main city who she’s always talking to.
I hope you can help me out with this!
I know we can find this one!
This sounds like Murfey’s Law by Bec Johnson. It’s on Wattpad.
As Tenicula advises above – yes this sounds like Murfey’s Law – Bec Johnson
“When Lori James’ father writes to her for the first time in years her life is literally turned upside down. Inheriting a rundown general store 17,000 kilometres away in Australia, her plan of getting in, selling up, and getting back out again seems simple enough. But accusing the local Police Sergeant, maddeningly sexy Zeb Turner, of shop lifting on her first day in Murfey’s Beach, Lori quickly discovers the implications of being on the wrong side of the law. Moving on isn’t going to be as easy a task as she first thought. Ironically, if Lori wants to get rid of the shop, she’s going to have to fight to keep it first. Desperate to win over the colourfully eccentric locals who hold the keys to her freedom, Lori sets about breathing new life into the sleepy old community. Temperatures rise and desire sizzles as the residents of the tiny seaside village experience their hottest summer romance in decades”