AUTHOR
AMY MARA
Author Amy Mara writes heartwarming and steamy small town romance novels that are filled with big feelings. Learn more about her latest releases and upcoming projects.
LATEST RELEASE
Here for the Summer
She’s trying to find herself again and he’s only here for the summer.
Charli O’Brien is a successful cafe owner in her quaint hometown of Seascape, Rhode Island. Her high school sweetheart, finally ready for a commitment, tells her how much he loves her because she’s so reliable. What woman wants to be described as reliable? After their breakup, she’s determined to discover her own happiness. She’s ready for adventure and looking to get some stamps in her passport.
Gage Collins is an effortlessly handsome and seemingly carefree charter boat captain who’s in Seascape for the summer. He’s sweet, fun, and adventurous and a confirmed single guy who doesn't get attached to anyone because relationships get complicated and cause heartache. It’s safer to be alone and he knows it.
Despite their initial attraction, Charli is determined to stay just friends with Gage, who will be sailing south at the end of the season. But, their connection deepens as they grow closer. Then they both catch feelings that were never meant to be.
He sees her for who she is and she breaks down the walls he built around his heart. After playing house for months, they need to face the reality of summer romances.
When the unexpected happens, Gage must make a choice that will affect both of them.
Here for the Summer is spicy small town romance filled with slow burn angst and feelings that only happens with summer love. Beneath the sun-drenched setting is a deeper story about facing your truth and stepping into the unknown. It’s a story about what happens when you stop running away and start running toward it. Whether you’re in it for the romance, self-reflection, or the nostalgia, Here for the Summer, is a feel-good beach read.
Tropes
😍Spicy small town romance
😘Slow burn friends to lovers
🥰He falls first but she falls harder
💔Emotional scars
⛵️Beach & sailing vibes
🥰DPOV
😘MCs 25+
😍Mini reverse age gap
AVAILABLE
Here for the Summer
Seascape Series Book 1
Release: April 7, 2025
Available on KU, ebook & paperback at Amazon & in my Etsy Store
Here Where You Belong
She’s looking for a fresh start after blowing up her life. He’s a single dad with a meddling family who wants more for himself and his son.
In the charming seaside town of Seascape, Rhode Island, second chances are just a heartbeat away…
Sam Keough is determined to rebuild her life—on her terms. With her sights set on restoring one of Port City’s historic homes, she’s ready to prove herself as an independent architect, even if the project she’s taken on is more than she bargained for. What she didn’t plan on? The ruggedly handsome general contractor who makes her heart race and her carefully drawn boundaries blur.
Shay Stevens left corporate life behind to raise his son in the town that raised him. Taking over the family construction company was supposed to give him balance—but meeting Sam throws that balance off in the best way. She’s smart, capable, and unexpectedly tender with his son. She’s also hiding pain behind that strong exterior, and Shay can’t help but want to be the one she lets in.
As sparks fly on and off the job site, unsettling incidents begin to threaten Sam’s new beginning. Creepy messages, a break-in, and the feeling she’s being watched bring her closer to Shay—but also closer to danger.
Can Sam and Shay build something real before the past tears it all apart? Here Where You Belong is a heart-tugging, heat-filled romance about finding home—in a place, in a family, and in each other.
TROPES
😍Spicy small town
🍁Workplace
😍Single dad
🍁Type A FMC
😍He falls first
🍁Slow burn
😍Romantic suspense
🍁Forced proximity
😍DPOV
🍁MCs 30+
AVAILABLE
HereWhere You Belong
Seascape Series Book 2
Release: October 15, 2025
Available on KU, ebook & paperback at Amazon & in my Etsy Store
Here Forever
She still thinks about him. He regrets leaving her behind.
Andi Mancini longs to put down roots in the seaside town she fell in love with as child. Staying with her grandparents every summer in Seascape, RI was her safe haven as a teen when things weren’t great at home. After getting burned by young love she has sworn off dating, opting for friends with benefits situations because risking her heart again isn’t an option.
Nico Serra is a Military vet who’s a computer whiz working in cybersecurity, while still dealing with wartime traumas, namely losing his K9 partner in action. Living back in his picturesque seaside hometown is what he always wanted. He’s also trying to protect the charming nature of the town from a real estate developer with ties to the past who keeps buying up properties
A chance run in one weekend sparks the connection Andi and Nico once shared as college students and the one night that changed things for both of them.
When a cottage by the beach goes up for rent and the job of her dreams becomes a reality, Andi takes the leap and moves back to the coast, only to realize she’s going to be neighbors with Nico. Just as they are growing close again she adopts a feisty rescue dog who reminds him of his painful past.
While Nico and Andi try to stop the real estate development in their small town they may find a way back to each other. Here Forever is an emotional romance about facing your truth and stepping into the unknown. It’s a story about letting go of your fears and choosing the life you were meant to have.
Tropes
💜Spicy small town
🐕🦺2nd chance
💜Military vet MMC
🐕🦺He falls first
💜Opposites attract
🐕🦺It was always her
💜Forced proximity/neighbors
🐕🦺Doggos
💜Mental health rep
🐕🦺DPOV & MCs 25+
AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER
Here Forever
Seascape Series Book 3
Release: June 11, 2026
Available on KU, ebook & paperback at Amazon & in my Etsy Store
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