ASTRID PARKER DOESN'T FAIL

A driven interior designer finds herself in new territory when she unexpectedly falls for a carpenter.

After breaking things off with her perfect-on-paper fiance, Astrid Parker throws herself into her work as an interior designer. Astrid might seem uptight to her loud and lovable group of friends, but she knows she just holds herself to a high standard—one set years ago by her overbearing, critical mother. But one thing Astrid never counted on was carpenter Jordan Everwood, whom she runs into—literally—before realizing the two of them will have to work together on Astrid’s latest renovation, the Everwood Inn. Astrid is tasked with redesigning the inn for an HGTV show called Innside America, and she’s hoping the job will help revitalize her career. But Jordan isn’t just the carpenter on the job—she’s also the granddaughter of the inn’s owner, and her sentimentality makes Astrid’s job harder. Astrid wants to make every room sleek and modern, while Jordan wants to keep the inn quirky and dark. But their on-camera clashes lead to an off-camera attraction, and eventually Astrid begins to realize that her carefully laid plans might not be what she wants after all. In the second book in her Bright Falls series, following Delilah Green Doesn’t Care (2022), Blake tenderly explores Astrid’s journey to becoming more herself—which involves interrogating her career dreams and realizing that she’s bisexual. Astrid and Jordan are both appealing characters, and Astrid’s boisterous and endearing group of queer friends will make Bright Falls a town readers won’t want to leave.

A steamy, emotional, and charming romance about defining success on your own terms.