Overview

A missing gown. A storm off the Atlantic. And two women who make order—and joy—out of chaos.

At the sun‑washed Driftwood Inn, Cassie Monroe has turned “too much” into an event‑planning superpower. She can soothe nervous brides, outwit a nor’easter with rain plans A through F, and sweet‑talk a cranky oven into baking for three hundred. What she can’t do—at least not yet—is stop her heart from stuttering when the town hires a buttoned‑up, color‑coded, from‑away planner to “help” with Honeycomb Harbor’s wedding season.

When the showcase bridal dress disappears days before a harbor‑front ceremony—and a mysteriously “lost” zoning note threatens to shut down the Driftwood’s lawn—Cassie and her maddeningly meticulous counterpart are shoved onto the same team. The town thinks it’s a caper. Cassie knows it’s a puzzle. Because in Honeycomb, small wrongs have a way of pointing to bigger plans. (Ask any local with a red pencil or a sailor’s whistle.)

As ribbons tangle and clues surface, the women map timelines, interview a very opinionated cat, and chase a thread that winds from the inn’s attic trunks to Town Hall’s filing cabinets. The closer they get, the clearer it becomes: someone’s leveraging “lost paperwork” and a too‑convenient insurance angle to make the Driftwood look unreliable—and to make room for “progress” that’s anything but. Cassie can handle sabotage. What she didn’t plan for is the slow, disarming burn of a partnership that feels like home.

Welcome back to Honeycomb Harbor, where competence is hot, community is louder than gossip, and love reads the room and brings a toolkit. Expect pop‑up pastry diplomacy from the Harbor Café, practical miracles from a certain contractor, and the crisp satisfaction of a fair‑play cozy puzzle solved in public—over cocoa, under string lights, and with excellent crowd supervision by Milo (cat, benevolent tyrant).

Tropes & Tastes: opposites attract • grumpy/sunshine in reverse (she’s chaos, she’s calendar) • found family • small‑town competence • slow burn • closed‑door kisses • zero angst about being queer, just…queer joy. The mystery is light and fair‑play (sabotage, misfiled permits, receipts that sing), and the HEA is guaranteed. Each book in Hearts of Honeycomb Harbor stands alone as a romance while threading into a bigger community arc—no cliffhangers, only casseroles, confetti, and closure.

Bake Along with the Harbor: as always, the book includes two easy, comfort‑first recipes straight from the Driftwood Inn’s kitchen—tested, forgiving, and perfect for reading days. (Bring butter. The Harbor approves.)

Read if you love: sapphic/lesbian small‑town romance, WLW slow burns, coastal cozies, gentle puzzles, big‑hearted ensembles, and the feeling of being welcomed into a town that remembers your order and saves your seat.

Series: Hearts of Honeycomb Harbor — Book 6. You’ll spot returning favorites (Maya & Harper, Zee & the Harbor Café crew, Captain Ruthie, Ivy’s red pencil) cheering from the wings while Cassie claims center stage—and a love that doesn’t ask her to be less.