Happy After All by Maisey Yates

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 Becky

On this episode of Buzzing About Romance, Jenni, Amanda, and Leah join Becky to discuss Happy After All by Maisey Yates. This is a “just a fling” standalone romance.

The Synopsis

When a romance author meets a mysterious stranger, love is the last thing she expects to find in a funny and heartfelt novel about second chances by a New York Times bestselling author.

A city girl leaves her life behind in LA to start over in a small town…

It’s a cliché, but it’s also Amelia Taylor’s life. And her new life as a romance novelist and motelier is going great—until Nathan Hart checks in.

Of course he’s disastrously handsome, thoroughly disagreeable, and seems to be set against Amelia on sight. Of course there’s smoldering tension between them that can’t be ignored. They’d make the perfect enemies to lovers story. It’s one of Amelia’s favorite tropes.

But the man in room 32 seems genuinely broken, and it’s going to take more than romance tropes and wishful thinking to get past his wounds. As a tentative friendship grows into a deeper connection, Amelia and Nathan both realize that facing each other’s painful secrets takes courage. Do they dare take the risk and hope it ends happily after all?

Things to Know before we start
Release Date: January 1, 2025
Trope: Close Proximity, Second Chance at Love, A Fling, Enemies-to-Lovers vibes with a dash of reluctant friendship
Type of Series: Standalone
POV: Single 1^st POV
Put out percentage: 41%
Audio narrators if you did the audiobook: Stephanie Rose
Where it is available: Read Listen in KU. Published by Montlake
Content Warnings: Grief, Loss of Spouse, Loss of a late-term Pregnancy, Wildfires