Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Genre: Contemporary Romance / Women's Fiction / Second-Chance Love
Recently widowed Eveleth "Evvie" Drake retreats to her seaside Maine home after her husband's death in a tragic car accident. Nearly a year later, she’s emotionally paralyzed—and perfectly content with her predictable routine. Enter Dean Tenney, a former major-league pitcher who can’t seem to shake the “yips” and has come to Maine to rebuild his life. When Dean moves into the apartment above Evvie’s, they strike a pact: he won’t ask about her late husband, and she won’t ask about his baseball career.
But as shy conversations over coffee turn into late-night baking sessions and shared vulnerability, what begins as an unexpected friendship slowly burns into something deeper. Together, Evvie and Dean must face past regrets, reclaim joy, and discover that life after loss can still be full of laughter—and love.
If you liked:Beach Read, The Flatshare, or The Unhoneymooners, you’ll be swept away by this heartfelt, witty, and beautifully honest story about grief, healing, and finding your way again.
This used copy is in very good condition, with slight spine wear.
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Genre: Contemporary Romance / Women's Fiction / Second-Chance Love
Recently widowed Eveleth "Evvie" Drake retreats to her seaside Maine home after her husband's death in a tragic car accident. Nearly a year later, she’s emotionally paralyzed—and perfectly content with her predictable routine. Enter Dean Tenney, a former major-league pitcher who can’t seem to shake the “yips” and has come to Maine to rebuild his life. When Dean moves into the apartment above Evvie’s, they strike a pact: he won’t ask about her late husband, and she won’t ask about his baseball career.
But as shy conversations over coffee turn into late-night baking sessions and shared vulnerability, what begins as an unexpected friendship slowly burns into something deeper. Together, Evvie and Dean must face past regrets, reclaim joy, and discover that life after loss can still be full of laughter—and love.
If you liked:Beach Read, The Flatshare, or The Unhoneymooners, you’ll be swept away by this heartfelt, witty, and beautifully honest story about grief, healing, and finding your way again.
This used copy is in very good condition, with slight spine wear.
