
Genre:
Literary / General Fiction
Themes:
Age Gap
Angsty
Butch / Femme
Character with Disability
Coming of Age
Coming Out
Friends to Lovers
Loss / Grieving / Widow
Married or Established Couple
Mature Lead 40+
Neurodiverse
Rich Girl / Poor Girl
Romance After 50
Slow Burn
Sports
Heat Level:
Hot & Steamy (full, graphic description of sexual acts occurs and may include crude language)
Archetypes:
Billionaire
CEO / Executive
Clergy / Priest / Rabbi / Nun
Doctor / Nurse / EMT / Midwife
Hobbyist
Law Enforcement
Lawyer / Judge / Paralegal
Sailor
Teacher / Professor
Wall Street / Finance / Investor / Banker
Writer/ Author
Geographic Location:
United States
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Big City / Urban
Broadway / Theater
Forest
Hospital / Medical / Treatment Facility
Sacred Space / Place of Worship
Seaside / Beach
Small Town / Rural
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Queer
Transgender
Femme
Butch / Stud
Tomboy
Protagonist Identity:
Biracial / Multiracial
Jewish
Summer People
The Hobbs Series, Book 6
By Elena Graf
When the summer people come to town no one knows what can happen
After a dark winter of loss and isolation, the summer people are returning, including forty-something Melissa Morgenstern, a trust lawyer from Boston. Melissa has been working remotely since the pandemic began. She has temporarily moved to Maine to comfort her widowed mother. Up to now, Melissa’s devotion to her tight-knit Jewish family and her legal career have made relationships difficult. Town doctor, Liz Stolz introduces her to the new assistant principal of the elementary school, Courtney Barnes. Courtney has a daughter and considers herself bi, which raises red flags for Melissa, but they make plans to live together. Then Melissa’s law firm insists everyone return to the office.
Liz has been hoping for a relationship with Rev. Lucy Bartlett, who is still in mourning. To demonstrate that she’s reformed from being mischief-making flirt, Liz tones down her behavior and helps Lucy study for her grad school exams. They seem headed for a relationship when their courtship is interrupted by the arrival of Lucy’s ex, the woman who inspired Lucy to become a priest. Susan secretly wants to rekindle the relationship, but that’s not the only secret she’s keeping.