"I am always ready for a return trip to Whisper Lake. I love the small town and the friendly people who live there. Barbara Freethy is a master of suspense and romance. She makes her characters come to life on the page." NJ - Goodreads

After three years of being a single mom, café owner Chloe Morgan is finally ready to take another chance on love. She's found the perfect man in Joel Bradshaw. He checks all her boxes when it comes to stability, commitment, and accountability.

And then Joel's best friend, Decker Hayes, comes to town...

Decker is attractive, sexy, and great with her kid, but Decker is a self-avowed wanderer. He doesn't make plans. He doesn't think long-term. He's not someone a woman should count on. Decker is exactly the kind of man Chloe doesn't want.

And Chloe is exactly the kind of woman Decker doesn't want. Decker is not a family man. He isn't even sure what family really means. Chloe is also dating his friend, which makes her off-limits.

But as Chloe and Decker are thrown together during a house remodel and the unraveling of an old family mystery, they find themselves falling for the absolutely wrong person.

Neither one wants to risk another broken heart, but when love shows up, anything can happen...

Readers who enjoy books by Robyn Carr, Jill Shalvis, and Susan Mallery willl love this charming small-town romance filled with family secrets! Another irresistibly heartwarming and fun contemporary romance by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy!

Also available in the Whisper Lake Series:

Always With Me #1

My Wildest Dream #2

Can't Fight The Moonlight #3

Just One Kiss #4

If We Never Met #5

Tangled Up In You #6

Next Time I Fall #7

What the readers are saying about NEXT TIME I FALL

"Chloe and Decker's story was beautiful! Love, love, love this book! Chloe is a single mom who is strong and loving and willing to help anyone no matter how much she already has on her plate. She tells her son that his daddy's a hero, but she is also a hero in my eyes. And she deserves a love as amazing as she is. I just couldn't put this book down." Tammy - Goodreads

"Barbara Freethy is a master storyteller who pulls out all the feelings! Chloe and Decker are an enchanting couple with plenty of chemistry, some hesitation about getting involved, secrets and a bit of mystery. There are lots of good friends, some laughs, lots of feel-good moments, and touching love. I loved their story!" Kristen - Goodreads

"Whisper Lake is the kind of town you'd love to live in and Barbara Freethy's characters are people you'd want to call friends." Mary - Goodreads

"A wonderful story about finding love after a long road of heartbreak

. There's a bit of a mystery in the rental home Chloe is renovating for her family to sell - and her contractor, Decker discovers he is connected. While the two follow the clues left behind by the previous tenant, Chloe and Decker discover that love can come in ways that they never thought could happen." Karen - Goodreads

"I've enjoyed all the Whisper Lake stories and this one was perfection. I couldn't put it down." Peggy - Goodreads

It's Fall on Nantucket--and change is in the air!

There's a new arrival to the island. Kay Johnson, a widow, was a friend of Lisa's mother and is like an aunt to Lisa. Kay is excited to relax and enjoy Nantucket-she's already signed up for a Needlepoint class. She's not at all looking for romance, but she is happy to make a new friend in neighbor Walter Sturgess, a widower.

When the story begins, Walter's son Travis, CEO of a tech company he founded in Silicon Valley, and his four-year-old daughter, Sophie, are living with Walter until Travis's new home is ready for them to move in.

That new home is being built by Chase Hodges, Lisa's son, and is located on the ocean, next to the home where Victoria grew up--and is now living temporarily with her parents, since she and Sean-her long-term boyfriend and fiancé, broke up.

When she sees Travis for the first time in many years, Victoria realizes he is in a similar place, since his divorce. She didn't even recognize Travis at first. He had to remind her that they'd once dated in high school, before she dumped him for Sean, the star quarterback. Travis is all grown-up now, but even if she was interested in dating, Victoria has never been anxious to have children, let alone take on someone else's.

Meanwhile, Lisa's online food business was growing steadily until recently when she discovered several competitors making copycat lobster quiches and it is affecting her sales. Marley, her marketing advisor, studies the situation and advises what Lisa thinks is a questionable suggestion- but she's willing to give it a try.

Chase and Beth are also dealing with some unwelcome competition, when Chase discovers that he's losing new business bids to an upstart construction company--that is underbidding by such an amount that Chase can't imagine how they are making a profit.

And speaking of babies, Victoria isn't the only one who isn't sure she wants to have children. Now that she and Tyler are married, Kristen has been thinking a lot about that as well.

Come back to Nantucket and see what all of your old friends are up to. If you like romantic women's fiction and family focused stories you might find yourself addicted to this series. Be sure to start with book one, The Nantucket Inn.

Secrets and lies threaten to tear Coral Island's close knit community apart.

Charmaine moves to Coral Island and lands a job working at a local florist shop. It seems as though the entire island has caught wedding fever, with weddings planned every weekend. It's a good opportunity for her to get to know the locals, but what she doesn't expect is to be thrown into the middle of a family drama.

Penny and Rowan's wedding is coming up fast and Penny's working too hard to give it her full attention. Rowan's still figuring out what to do with his life when a suggestion from a friend gives them both an idea. Could change bring them closer together or will it push them apart?

Beatrice and Aidan are content with how their lives are going, but one heated night results in an impulsive proposal. They'll have to decide whether to give in to the romance or let common sense prevail.

Coral Island has wedding fever. Can these couples withstand the heat?

The Coral Island series is full of family drama, friendship, sweet romance, second chances and mystery. This is the first book in an ongoing series and ends on a cliff hanger.

This is the eighth book in the series
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