Brenda Novak
New York Times Bestselling Author
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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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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.
August’s Brenda Novak Book Box
There will be an autographed copy of our August read, A SUMMER FOR THE BOOKS by Michelle Lindo-Rice! This craft in a box will include all the materials you need to create a book brick (there will be a transfer image if you aren’t a confident painter, as well as paints with an outline, if you are) along with two darling 16 oz plastic cups that read “Do not disturb if I am reading or crafting” one you can use for for a drink and one you can use to clean your brushes. You can paint your brick on your own (all instructions will be included) or with us at August’s Book Group Meeting! You can put them in your garden or use them as darling bookends!
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!
July’s Brenda Novak Book Box
There will be an autographed copy of our July read, THE BOOK CLUB FOR TROUBLESOME WOMEN by Marie Bostwick (unless you switch to THE SUMMER THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING by Brenda Novak)! This box will also contain a 20 by 30 in doormat that reads, “Probably reading,” a delicious snack and a surprise item!
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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