Lilac Cove Summer at Lilac Cove: A Sweet Fake Dating Seaside Romance, Book 3, (Paperback)

<p><b>Daisy Hartley has never met a room she couldn't fill. <i>Until she meets the man who refuses to let her in.</i></b></p><p>Daisy's cafe corner at The Salty Spine is <i>real</i>-real plans, real pastries, real grant applications-but everyone in Lilac Cove treats it like a hobby. <i>Charming</i>, they say. <i>Sweet</i>. As if what she builds is decoration, not substance.</p><p>Then Wes Doyle tells her the waterfront paperwork is wrong. He's gruff. Curt. The harbor captain who runs the marina like a fortress and treats small talk like a threat. Daisy walks away flushed and rattled-and more bothered by <i>why</i> it sticks than by what he said.</p><p>When Wes's matchmaking aunts corner him, Daisy doesn't think. She slips her arm through Wes's and rescues him on the spot. He stares at her like she just handed him a flare in a storm.</p><p>One desperate idea follows: <i>pretend</i>. Through the festival. Through the family dinners. Through every boardwalk appearance that makes the town buzz. Ground rules: it ends when the family leaves, and nothing real is left on the table.</p><p>Both of them are <i>lying</i>.</p><p><i><b>Summer at Lilac Cove</b> is a sweet fake dating romance featuring a sunshine cafe owner and a grumpy harbor captain, matchmaking aunts who won't quit, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.</i></p><p><b>Perfect for readers who love: </b><br>- Fake dating grumpy sunshine coastal romance<br>- Small town harbor festival summer reads<br>- Sweet clean closed-door slow burn<br>- Opposites attract: a grumpy captain and a sunshine heroine<br>- Matchmaking family meddling warmth<br>- Cafe bookshop found community<br>- Heartfelt HEA guaranteed</p>

• Lilac Cove Summer at Lilac Cove: A Sweet Fake Dating Seaside Romance, Book 3, (Paperback)
• Author: Josie Mills
• ISBN: 9798180341457
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-06-06
• Page Count: 94