{"title":"Books by Hilari T. Cohen","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-beginning-of-us","title":"The Beginning of Us","description":"A summer romance on Cape Cod where a young woman stripped of her family fortune takes a humbling job at a crowded beach bar to fund her law school dream. Fierce rivalries, instant attraction and a choice between ambition and her heart.   One summer on Cape Cod changes everything she thought she knew about life, love, and herself.   Ruby Tellison's world shatters overnight when her father’s fortune collapses in a scandal that leaves her broke, reeling, and clinging to one last dream: Harvard Law School. Desperate to fund her first term, she heads to Cape Cod for a summer job at The Hut, a crowded beach bar where the locals close ranks, the tourists tip big, and outsiders are expected to sink or swim.   But instead of the high-paying waitressing job she needs, Ruby is shoved into the humiliating role of “tee-shirt girl” at the concession stand. With rival waitresses circling and the tough owner mocking her privileged past, Ruby must prove she belongs in a world that wants nothing to do with her. Reinventing the tiny stand becomes her mission, until one charming complication threatens everything.   When she meets Cooper, the bartender with kind eyes, messy curls and dreams bigger than the beach bar that keeps him tied to home, their spark is immediate and impossible to ignore. Soon Ruby is torn between long shifts, fierce rivalries, new friendships and a romance that grows faster than she is ready for.   Whispers about her father’s scandal haunt her all summer. Cooper’s secret plans for a new life threaten to break her heart, and with the season ending, Ruby must choose what she truly wants and what she is brave enough to risk.   The Beginning of Us is the first book in The Seasons of Us, a heartfelt Cape Cod romance for readers who adore summer love, small coastal towns and stories filled with emotionPraise for The Seasons of Us:? ? ? ? ? The perfect way to kick off my summer.   ? ? ? ? ? I was transported into another world. Cape Cod in the summer came alive.   ? ? ? ? ? I fell so fast for Cooper, maybe even faster than Ruby does.   ? ? ? ? ? You will be laughing one minute, crying the next and completely frustrated in the best possible way.   ? ? ? ? ? The chemistry between Cooper and Ruby is electric.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502064148853,"sku":"9781036712648","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781036712648.jpg?v=1786780878"},{"product_id":"almost-us","title":"Almost Us","description":"A heartfelt small-town beach romance in which a law student’s summer homecoming brings a rival for the man she loves and a fight to save the beach bar at the heart of it all. Sweet Cape Cod second-chance romance full of summer tension and longing.   Love isn’t simple, especially when the summer you hoped for falls apart on day one.   Ruby Tellison’s finished her first year of law school and she’s heading back to Bluff’s Cove for another summer at The Hut. She expects familiar faces, long shifts and the comfort of the Cape, but everything feels different the moment she arrives. She hasn’t heard from Cooper in months, not since she couldn’t join him overseas while he trained with a professional brewer. And the photos she saw online, the ones with his arms around another woman, still sit like a stone in her chest.   Ruby tries to brace herself for seeing him again, but nothing prepares her for what comes next. Cooper still wants her, yet the woman from those photos is flying in to stay in his house for the entire summer. She’s talented, confident and close to him in ways Ruby can’t ignore, and suddenly Bluff’s Cove feels like a place she may no longer fit.   Then another shock hits. Terry’s about to lose The Hut, and if the bar goes under, all of Ruby’s friends lose the work they depend on. She can’t watch the place that shaped her first summer crumble, not when she might be able to help. With only her first-year knowledge of the law and a fierce sense of loyalty, Ruby throws herself into saving the bar that’s become her second home.   As tensions rise and the days slip by, Ruby risks her heart, her future and the place she loves most.   Will she finish the summer with Cooper by her side, or is this the season where everything she’s fought for slips through her fingers?Almost Us is the second book in The Seasons of Us, a heartfelt Cape Cod romance for readers who love summer tension, second chances and beach-town stories full of longing.   Praise for The Seasons of Us? ? ? ? ? Summer reading at its best!? ? ? ? ? I read this book in less than 24 hours. Wow!? ? ? ? ? I couldn’t wait to escape with Ruby and Cooper for another summer.   ? ? ? ? ? Their relationship continues to grow in such a heartfelt way.   ? ? ? ? ? Full of love, humor, friendship and purpose.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502064771445,"sku":"9781036712655","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781036712655.jpg?v=1786780879"},{"product_id":"still-us","title":"Still Us","description":"A heartfelt Cape Cod romance in which one accident makes a couple weigh the future they planned against the love they can't bear to lose. Emotional small-town love story about ambition, belonging and choosing where home is.   One moment can change the future you spent years fighting for.   Ruby Tellison returns to Bluff’s Cove exhausted yet determined. She’s close to finishing law school, focused on building a secure future and intent on finding the financial independence she’s worked so hard for. Cooper, however, has built his life firmly in the small town he loves. His craft brewing business is thriving, his new tap room is open, and the future he imagines is rooted right where he is.   Then everything changes in a single moment. A brewing accident leaves Cooper in a coma, and Ruby’s world tilts. As she waits by his bedside, every plan she’s made begins to feel uncertain. She wants him to wake up. She wants him safe. And she wants the life they dreamed about, even if it doesn’t match the one she thought she needed.   Ruby must face the hardest choice of her summer. Can she keep the future she’s chasing and the love she can’t bear to lose? Or will choosing one mean giving up the other?Still Us is the heartfelt final book in Ruby and Cooper's story, part of The Seasons of Us, a romantic summer series about love, ambition and finding the place you truly belong.   Praise for The Seasons of Us? ? ? ? ? A total joy to read and so difficult to put down.   ? ? ? ? ? I cried happy tears all the way through.   ? ? ? ? ? I love these characters and the feelings they have for each other.   ? ? ? ? ? August presents us with a crisis… I enjoyed this book very much.   ? ? ? ? ? Loved how it all came together.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502065885557,"sku":"9781036712662","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781036712662.jpg?v=1786780880"},{"product_id":"always-us","title":"Always Us","description":"Small town women's fiction with romance at its core, following a devoted nurse whose private longing for a child tests the marriage she treasures. Warm and emotionally raw, exploring infertility, coastal community bonds, marital strain, and family built rather than born.   There’s a baby boom in the small town of Bluff’s Cove!CeCe Macnamara has spent years caring for everyone but herself. As a dedicated ER nurse, a loyal friend and a fiercely loving wife, she’s the steady one in Bluff’s Cove. But beneath her cheerful exterior lies a heartbreak she can’t ignore. While everyone around her seems to be expecting, CeCe and her husband, Carl, have faced nothing but disappointment in their struggle to become parents.   Hoping for a chance at the family she longs for, CeCe agrees to one demanding round of fertility treatment, bracing herself for the emotional toll it may take. But during a seemingly ordinary shift in the ER, something unexpected happens—something that forces CeCe to question everything she thought she knew about what makes a family.   As she and Carl navigate hope, fear and the painful possibility of another loss, CeCe must find the courage to follow her heart, even when the path ahead is uncertain.   Always Us, Book Four of The Seasons of Us, is a deeply emotional story about love, resilience and the families we fight to build.   Praise for The Seasons of Us? ? ? ? ? A masterpiece… my emotions are all over the place.   ? ? ? ? ? My heart is full.   ? ? ? ? ? Family means everything… real issues handled with heart? ? ? ? ? So good… absolutely fantastic.   ? ? ? ? ? Hilari Cohen wrote a masterpiece.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502066737525,"sku":"9781036712679","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781036712679.jpg?v=1786780881"},{"product_id":"forever-us","title":"Forever Us","description":"A small-town celebrity romance in which a movie star filming on the Cape falls for the one local unimpressed by his fame. Sweet opposites-attract Cape Cod romance about real dreams, guarded hearts and the person behind the persona.   One unexpected meeting can rewrite the life you thought you wanted.   Susanna Sullivan has a plan. After a rocky start in life, she’s worked hard to get herself on track, finish college and build a future as a social worker. With just one year left to go, she spends her summer working at The Hut, the busy beach bar in her hometown of Bluff’s Cove, where life is usually predictable… until a world-famous movie star walks through the door.   Tyler Murray is in town to film his next blockbuster, but the moment he meets Susanna, everything changes. She’s genuine, grounded and unimpressed by his celebrity status—exactly the kind of real he’s been craving. Their chemistry is immediate, and Susanna soon finds herself swept into his orbit, torn between the life she’s building and the unexpected connection taking root between them.   Tyler knows Susanna isn’t like anyone he’s met before. Beneath her quiet confidence, he senses a secret she’s scared to share, and he’s determined to understand the woman behind the walls she’s learned to hold up. He only hopes he can be the man she needs, not the polished Hollywood persona the world expects him to be.   Forever Us is the fifth and final book in The Seasons of Us, a small-town romance series where Bluff’s Cove proves that real dreams can come true.   Praise for The Seasons of Us? ? ? ? ? Engaging, heartfelt and full of characters you can’t help but love.   ? ? ? ? ? Beautifully written and impossible to put down.   ? ? ? ? ? Hilari Cohen does it again. Each Bluff’s Cove book is better than the last.   ? ? ? ? ? Susanna and Tyler seem like opposites, but are they really? Follow their story and see.   ? ? ? ? ? Real-life people with real-life problems and fears.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502067458421,"sku":"9781036712686","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781036712686.jpg?v=1786780881"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-hilari-t-cohen.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}