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Changing Tides (Cape May) by Linny Mack

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Romantasy Bookstore resident author • Cape May, NJ small-town coastal romance

A tender, emotional “start over” love story set in Cape May—salty air, soft healing, and two people who didn’t ask for their lives to fall apart… but still have to figure out how to live in the aftermath. Changing Tides is neighbors-to-lovers with real-life heartbreak, found-family vibes, and a slow rebuild that feels earned.

The vibe

After betrayal blows up her entire world, Sophie Bennett runs straight to Cape May, New Jersey—the beach town that still feels like safety. Thirteen years of marriage, years of infertility, and the husband she thought was forever are gone in an instant when she discovers his affair (on her birthday) and learns the mistress is pregnant. Sophie arrives determined to heal, breathe, and remember who she was before heartbreak rewrote her story.

Then she meets her neighbor, Liam Harper: a grumpy, closed-off carpenter carrying a tragedy he can’t outrun. Just when he thinks life can’t ask more, he’s granted permanent custody of his one-year-old niece. Overwhelmed and out of his depth, Liam refuses to admit he needs help—until Sophie starts quietly slipping past his defenses.

Tropes & tags

Neighbors-to-lovers
Coastal small town (Cape May)
Grumpy/sunshine-ish (soft healing edition)
Divorce/betrayal recovery
Single guardian / custody of niece
Found family + rebuilding
Slow-burn emotional intimacy

Perfect for readers of:

Tender, character-driven contemporary romance
“Two bruised hearts learning to trust” stories
Small-town charm with beachy vibes
Love-after-loss, love-after-betrayal healing arcs

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