Lilac Creek

*Pre-Order Ships August 11, 2026. You will receive a  signed copy of Lilac Creek, a  character art postcard and a coordinating bookmark*

Hazel Mae Connor has always believed she was meant for something more than her family’s dude ranch, until a dream job offer a thousand miles away forces her to decide what “more” really means. Leaving would mean starting over somewhere new. Staying would mean holding on to the life and the people she’s always loved.

People like her childhood best friend, Wade Monroe. He’s always been her rock. Steady, familiar, safe. But this summer, something between them is shifting, turning every glance and every moment into something Hazel can’t quite ignore. Something she’s not sure she’s ready to lose. 

Then there’s the journal. The one she and Wade found as kids. It reappears, mysteriously filling with song lyrics they never wrote. Lyrics that feel a little too close to the truth.

As summer unfolds and choices grow harder to avoid, Hazel finds herself caught between who she thought she should be and what her heart has been trying to tell her all along.

Trope List:

Childhood best friends to lovers

Small town dude ranch

Magical realism

Only one bed

Slow burn

He falls first

Cozy mystery

Lake town

Summer romance