Book Club: Sweet Pea Summer

Join us for coffee, conversation, and community as we discuss Alys Murray's bestselling romance Sweet Pea Summer on Thursday, August 28th at 1:00pm. Not only will we be discussing the novel together, Alys will be joining us via Zoom to speak with us! Available wherever books are sold and from the Free Library of Philadelphia.

We are offering the option to join via Zoom alonsgide Alys for this meeting. If you would like to have access ONLY to the discussion and Q&A with the author, please select the virtual option when purchasing tickets.

About the Author: Alys Murray is the author of several romance novels, as well as the screenwriter of films for Hallmark Channel (My Southern Family Christmas, Every Time a Bell Rings); Lifetime (Christmas in Louisiana, A New Orleans Noel); and Netflix, where she is an Inevitable Foundation Visionary Fellow. Alys's adaptation of J.R. Ward's book series The Black Dagger Brotherhood is now streaming on Passionflix, and Berkley Romance will publish her next novel, A Little Buzzed, in February 2026.

Summary: It’s been eight long years since May Anderson’s high school sweetheart Tom Riley drove down Main Street in his truck, leaving Hillsboro—and May—in his rearview mirror. Now he’s back and, try as they might, the pair can’t avoid each other.

As Hillsboro prepares to host the prestigious North West Food and Wine Festival, Tom and May are reluctantly called in to plan the big event. Tom needs May’s help to repair his bad-boy reputation and, with the whole town counting on them, May and Tom need to learn to trust each other again.

May is determined to protect her heart, but a lot has changed since high school. She can’t help but notice how the skinny boy she used to know is now a man who perfectly fills out his button-down, and Tom can’t seem to tear his gaze away from May’s sweet smile. It’s clear old feelings are surfacing again, but there is a secret keeping them apart and, until they find the courage to face it, their second chance summer will be only that…

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