Brenda Novak
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The Summer That Changed Everything
Trade Paperback Release
She returned to prove her father’s innocence, but there’s no telling what she’ll find…
It’s been fifteen years since Lucy Sinclair saw her father. Fifteen long years since she sat in a courtroom and watched him sentenced to life in prison for the murder of three victims. Now she’s back in Virginia to talk to the man who destroyed her life, never expecting that there’s more to the story of what happened that fateful night.
An old flame, Ford Wagner, makes his own return to their hometown, fleeing a marriage that seems destined for divorce. He’s wary of Lucy and her digging into the past, but the more time they spend together, the closer they get and the more he finds himself reconsidering the truth behind the town’s sordid past. The problem is, there are plenty of those in North Hampton Beach who would prefer things stay quiet.
The Summer That Changed Everything is available as Trade Paperback, Hardcover, Ebook and Audiobook.
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Cover reveal for MEET ME IN ITALY
Of all the books I’ve written, this is the cover I was most eager to see—and my publisher did not disappoint. Isn’t the cover for MEET ME IN ITALY spectacular?
Last year, when we went for Alexa and Vinny’s wedding, we spent nearly a month in Italy—much of it on the Amalfi Coast—and I completely fell in love. The book is set in Praiano; I even included the very villa we stayed in. The view from San Gennaro Cathedral (Chiesa di San Gennaro), which sits in the heart of the village square in Vettica Maggiore, inspired the cover.
September’s Brenda Novak Book Box
This box will include an autographed hardcover of our September book group read—THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU by Kristin Harmel—and a wine tasting class on Zoom! This will get you ready for the MEET ME IN ITALY (*Sacramento) Reader Weekend April 12th-13th, 2026, where we will be going wine tasting! *The wine will be available in a store near you and this box will contain all the other essentials—like this custom etched glass that reads, “Because reality can wait…,” tasting cards and a surprise item! You have the option to add-on up to three additional glasses!
It’s Christmas in July!
This year will mark the sixth in our bookish Christmas ornament series created by the same company that makes the official White House Collectible ornaments.
Our 2025 ornament will be this darling Bookmas design! Isn’t it adorable? And doesn’t it represent all of us booklovers at Christmastime? LOL.
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Our annual Christmas Party takes place on December 11th via a Facebook live video at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET on the Author Brenda Novak Facebook page.
Meet Me In Italy *Sacramento Reader Weekend
Join me in Sacramento April 11th-12th, 2026 to be transported to Italy and celebrate my new release MEET ME IN ITALY! We’ll be having an Italian cooking demonstration, eating the food mentioned in MEET ME IN ITALY, going wine tasting, attending a book signing (with some surprise guests), goodie bags and so much more!
Dundee, Idaho — The Complete Collection — Now in Audio!
Over 70 hours runtime!
The Dundee, Idaho series is a small town contemporary romance series. The audio collection consists of the eight full-length books That One Night, Falling for You, First Love Second Chance, Say You Love Me, Meant for You, Finding You, Just the Two of Us, and The More I Love You.
The audio collection is available online from Amazon, Apple Audiobooks, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo, and Libro.fm.
Read the first three chapters from The Summer That Changed Everything
She returned to prove her father’s innocence, but there’s no telling what she’ll find…
It’s been fifteen years since Lucy Sinclair saw her father. Fifteen long years since she sat in a courtroom and watched him sentenced to life in prison for the murder of three victims. Now she’s back in Virginia to talk to the man who destroyed her life, never expecting that there’s more to the story of what happened that fateful night…
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