Miranda Reese
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Miranda is a romance author, library wanderer, and devoted coffee enthusiast. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, daughters, and a delightfully sassy dog. She writes contemporary romance, nostalgic romantic comedies, and historical romance filled with heart, humor, and heat. She fell in love with romance at an early age, sneaking her mother’s novels and losing herself in swooning stepbacks, bold heroines, and passionate stories. Today, she crafts novels that blend charm, laughter, and spice, reminding readers that love is always worth the leap. Miranda believes you’re never more than one chapter away from a happily-ever-after.
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Releasing July 14, 2026
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It’s 1998, and the Maple Valley Public Library is one of the last quiet strongholds of the pre-digital world. Holly Bennett, steadfast champion of all things analog, treasures the card catalog, worn paperbacks, and the historical romances she devours with her Swooning for Stepbacks book club. A hopeless romantic at heart, Holly longs for the kind of love she’s only ever read about, but so far, her real life has offered none of it. Her orderly world is upended when Ethan Montrose arrives—a sleek, city-bred tech consultant with a mission to modernize her beloved library. He is everything Holly has resisted in her past. He is confident, charming, and full of ideas that clash with her traditions. As their rivalry heats up, they uncover a long-buried family secret hidden in the library’s past. When the walls between old ways and new ideas finally crumble, Holly and Ethan realize their dreams, for the library and for each other, are stronger together than apart. Sometimes the best love stories aren’t written in books—they’re found between the stacks.
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