Beach Read by Emily Henry

I don't read much in the romance genre, even the modern version of it, which has done away with a lot of bodice ripping steamy sex scenes in favor of working women protagonists and their search for true love. I really enjoyed Book Lovers, and enjoyed Happy Place, so thought I would catch up on what else the author had written. This is my least favorite of the three but overall enjoyable as a light, fun summer read. January is in a rut. Her boyfriend broke up with her, she has writer’s block, and her father has died unexpectedly. He has left her behind a house by the lake in Michigan, but that is little comfort when she finds out that he was in a relationship with another woman despite being married to January’s mother. January is a writer who writes about true love and romance, but now her biggest inspiration (her parents) has turned out to be a big fat lie. January’s plan is to prepare the house for sale and hope that inspiration strikes to end her dry spell writing. The last thing she expected is that her college that’s how he sees the world--together they forge an understanding that the truth usually lies somewhere in between, and find their own version of happiness to boot.