Bed and Breakup - (Dial Delights) by Susie Dumond (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"A small-town second-chance romance that celebrates the joy of art, food, and chosen family with a scorching hot love story impossible not to root for."--Amy Spalding, bestselling author of For Her Consideration

Two exes reunite to fix up and sell the bed-and-breakfast that destroyed their marriage--because some dreams, no matter how dusty or broken, deserve a second chance.

Their love story is a bit of a fixer-upper.

As newlyweds, Molly and Robin made the Hummingbird Inn into a trendy destination for queer travelers in the quirky mountain town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. But when their career ambitions drove them apart, the young couple separated, handed over the property's upkeep to a management firm, and never looked back.

Seven years later, Molly and Robin return to the Hummingbird Inn for very different reasons. Molly is an artist on the rise who's been commissioned to create pieces in Eureka Springs; Robin is a celebrity chef whose restaurants have gone belly-up. Both feel entitled to their shared property, furious that the other refuses to leave, and each resorts to a series of escalating pranks in the hopes of scaring the other off. When neither woman budges, they resolve to renovate the bed-and-breakfast together, sell it, and at last go their separate ways. But their work to restore the inn's vintage charm reignites memories--and chemistry--that make it hard to say goodbye.

Review Quotes

"The Bear meets the small-town sparkle of Gilmore Girls in this charming sapphic second-chance romance. You'll be dying for a stay at the Hummingbird Inn just as much as you'll be begging these two tangled-up lesbian lovebirds to sort out their differences and kiss already. Bed and Breakup is a sexy and sensory story about discovering the sweetest things in life are worth salvaging."--Andie Burke, author of Fly With Me

"Cozy small-town charm and deeply honest characters make Bed and Breakup a delight! Susie Dumond writes with vulnerability and heart. Equal parts trope favorites and self-reflection and growth, I loved following Robins and Molly's journey to their happily ever after!"--Courtney Kae, author of In the Event of Love

"Bed and Breakup is a banter-filled charmer about the resiliency of true love and the power of queer community in unexpected places. Second-chance romance lovers will be dazzled by Molly and Robin's reunion over repairing walls and tearing down their own."--Timothy Janovsky, USA Today bestselling author of The Merriest Misters

"Dumond's breezy latest (after Looking for a Sign) is just as fun and astrologically influenced as fans will expect. . . . The romance is sweet and the setting is endearing. Lovers of small-town lesbian romance are sure to be entertained."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Susie Dumond is a queer writer originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. She is the author of Queerly Beloved, Looking for a Sign, and Bed and Breakup, and she also talks about books as a senior contributor at Book Riot and a bookseller at her local indie bookstore. Susie lives in Washington, D.C., with her spouse, Mickey, and her cat, Maple. When she's not writing or reading, you can find her baking cupcakes or belting karaoke at the nearest gay bar.