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This fall, cue up your 90s playlist, break out your Walkman, and curl up with a cozy blanket, your old Beanie Babies, and Julie Olivia’s Berkley debut for a delicious escape back in time.
A sweet and nostalgic small-town romance filled with plenty of classic tropes.
ABOUT IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY:
IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY can be described as Gilmore Girls meets the Pumpkin Spice Café – but a lot steamier! Set in small-town Copper Run, Vermont, in autumn 1997, Olivia’s first traditionally published novel offers readers a love story that feels like the first sip of a warm, delicious latte on a cold day.
It’s a grumpy-meets-sunshine, fish-out-of-water tale of two small-town business owners and next-door neighbors who fall head-over-heels for each other, set in a simpler time before smart phones and internet dating.
Copper Run, Vermont, 1997: The leaves are changing colors. School is back in session.
The locals are decorating for Halloween. The most inviting scents are wafting from the bakery. And a taxicab delivers an out-of-towner and her dog to the local inn.
When big-city advertising executive and recent divorcee’ Michelle arrives at the bed-and-breakfast that was her mother’s retirement project, she can hardly appreciate the glories of a New England fall.
Michelle is grieving her failed marriage and the unexpected loss of her mom. With her life crumbling around her, Michelle suffers one more blow when she agrees to take a leave of absence from her job at the ad agency in Seattle to handle things at her mother’s small-town inn in Vermont.
Michelle doesn’t know the first thing about running an inn. So, when her very helpful, very attractive, single dad of a next-door neighbor offers to give her some hospitality lessons, Michelle agrees.
It’s not long before this stubborn city-dweller finds herself falling for small-town living… and for her hot neighbor.
IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY is the perfect fall read, set in a quaint village that feels a lot like Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls.
It’s even led by two protagonists reminiscent of Luke and Lorelei (in this case, Luke is a grumpy female inn owner, and Lorelai is a sunshiny single dad who owns a bakery)! Olivia gifts readers a trip down memory lane in this charming, heartwarming romance.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Julie Olivia writes cozy love stories filled with humor, spice, and close friend groups that feel like a warm hug.
She is a roller coaster fan, avid romance reader, and rainy day enthusiast.
Before writing romance novels, Julie moonlighted as an illustrator and worked in Human Resources, in which she still maintains a SHRM-CP certification.
However, she decided writing about office romances where they break all the policies was far more enjoyable than enforcing them.
Julie lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and their very opinionated pets.
She loves to hear from her readers!
Contact her at julie@julieoliviaauthor.com
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