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The Magic of Us
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Expected 1 Jun 26When a magic spell rewrites her past, a love-skeptic radio host must decide whether to protect her heart or finally risk it.
Elliot West has built her brand on rejecting love. On her hit radio show, she trashes fairy-tale endings and insists happily ever afters are nothing more than a marketing ploy. Cynicism sells, and for Elliot, it’s paid off big-time.
But when a mysterious tarot card reader casts a spell on her, Elliot laughs it off…until she wakes up the next morning in a life she doesn’t recognize. Leo, her summer fling, is suddenly her boyfriend, as if they never said goodbye.
Soon, a family wedding in Belize forces Elliot to confront all the reasons she swore off love in the first place. Between dodging old wounds, navigating her mother’s fourth trip down the aisle, and making sense of a reality where she and Leo picked up right where they left off, Elliot starts to question everything. Torn between the life she’s built and a love she never believed in, Elliot must decide if this new reality is the second chance she didn’t know she was waiting for.
Elliot West has built her brand on rejecting love. On her hit radio show, she trashes fairy-tale endings and insists happily ever afters are nothing more than a marketing ploy. Cynicism sells, and for Elliot, it’s paid off big-time.
But when a mysterious tarot card reader casts a spell on her, Elliot laughs it off…until she wakes up the next morning in a life she doesn’t recognize. Leo, her summer fling, is suddenly her boyfriend, as if they never said goodbye.
Soon, a family wedding in Belize forces Elliot to confront all the reasons she swore off love in the first place. Between dodging old wounds, navigating her mother’s fourth trip down the aisle, and making sense of a reality where she and Leo picked up right where they left off, Elliot starts to question everything. Torn between the life she’s built and a love she never believed in, Elliot must decide if this new reality is the second chance she didn’t know she was waiting for.
285 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication June 1, 2026
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About the author
Beth Merlin
10 books176 followersBeth is a native New Yorker who loves rom-coms, Broadway, and a good maxi dress. She was introduced to her husband through a friend she met at sleepaway camp and considers the eight summers she spent there to be the most formative of her life. One S’more Summer is Beth's debut novel.
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This book is super cute. I’ll be honest, contemporary romance is not really my thing. Like at all. This won me over, though! I really love a “sliding doors”/ alternate timeline trope.
A woman who bills her brand as a cynic and nonbeliever in love has to wonder if she should reconsider her stance and risk her career and reputation on a “what if”.
I do wish we’d gotten a little more detail on how the timelines differed. It’s more of a pop in to a timeline and then back than a “here’s how the 2 play out”.
I loved the ultimate message of this book! The end left me smiling and hopeful.
A woman who bills her brand as a cynic and nonbeliever in love has to wonder if she should reconsider her stance and risk her career and reputation on a “what if”.
I do wish we’d gotten a little more detail on how the timelines differed. It’s more of a pop in to a timeline and then back than a “here’s how the 2 play out”.
I loved the ultimate message of this book! The end left me smiling and hopeful.
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