Meet Delilah Duffy. A gutsy but error-prone book nerd starting over as manager of Beach Read Books on the island she loved as a child and hoping to disappear into the anonymous folds of a small tourist town. But home to her flighty Duffy relatives and first love and heartbreak, Sam Teague, her second chance is no vacation. When a murder happens the night before her grand opening, Delilah must unravel the mystery to save herself and her business, propelling her into an unexpected role as an amateur sleuth.
Follow Delilah’s puzzling cases in this five-book series as she battles murderers, arsonists, thieves, and her high anxiety in her ultimate quest for love, family, and a quiet beach life.
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If not enjoying someone else’s imaginary world, Jessica Sherry’s lost in her own with characters who are smarter, more romantic, adventurous, and better looking than she is—qualities they pay for dearly, given the hardships she puts them through. A Virginia Tech grad, she’s been a teacher, preschool director, #PitchWars mentee, personal chef, and chauffeur (some, just for her household). Her monster imagination is fed by her small town and family life in Wilmington, NC, where her loved ones don’t seem to mind becoming heroes, villains, funny sidekicks, or creepy bystanders in her stories—she’s careful to disguise them. She supports her blog and social media attempts with coffee and hemp oil in nearly equal measure. When she isn’t being bookish, she’s at the beach or out and about, hunting down sweet romantic vibes or suspicious activity to write about later. Her Delilah Duffy Mystery Series delivers sweet romance alongside puzzling whodunits. Her heartwarming contemporary romance, One Thing Better released on October 24, 2023. Check out the buzz for it on Instagram, where you can follow her antics, too—@jessicasherry_books.