Hello, hello, friends, and Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate. If you’re thawing turkey and polishing silver and changing sheets today, I see you! Cheers to all of you, who keep families together and traditions alive.
It has taken years for me to realize this, but, I think at the heart of everything book I write, is the idea that these very traditions are so important to the fabric of each of our lives—and how dually vital and increasingly difficult it is to keep them alive in a world that seems to be spinning faster all the time. So, if nothing else, I hope tomorrow you have a chance to pause, to think about the tiny things and the big ones that you are grateful for and maybe remember someone who came before you who shaped your life or a tradition you undertake in a way that is meaningful to you. As for me, I am grateful for you, the readers who keep all my dreams alive, whose kindness gives me the confidence to continue on. I wish you nothing but happiness and love this week!
Thanksgiving can only mean one thing… Holiday shopping time! What makes a better gift than a brand-new book? When you pre-order your copy of SUMMER STATE OF MIND from your retailer of choice (including the Friends & Fiction Spring Subscription with Oxford Exchange and the Nantucket Books special preorder, which includes an adorable “My Summer is Booked with KWH Journal!”), fill out the form to receive:
1. A custom, acrylic SUMMER STATE OF MIND bookmark with tassel.
2. SUMMER STATE OF MIND signed book plate.
3. “Live Your Story” refrigerator magnet.
4. Page-by-page readers guide with videos, excerpts, and special insight from KWH.
If you preorder multiple copies, feel free to email ashley@kristywoodsonharvey.com to get your swag in one package!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for ALL your support of this novel already. I’m just over-the-moon about sharing Daisy, Mason, Aunt Tilley, and the abandoned baby discovered in Cape Carolina that will change everything!
AND, for a limited time and while supplies last, when you order as a gift, receive this super cute card and a signed bookplate! Just fill out this form to receive yours!
SUMMER STATE OF MIND UNBOXING!
The first advance copies are HERE! Always so much fun to unbox a new book. Stay tuned for details about the first ARC giveaway!
About the book:
“Queen of the beach read,” (Cosmopolitan) New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina.
After the worst day in her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens runs to Cape Carolina looking for a new life—and possibly new romance. On her first day at her “simpler” job, high school baseball coach Mason Thaysden discovers an abandoned baby, sending ripples through the entire tight-knit town.
Mason is still struggling to reconcile the scars of the injury that kept him out of the big leagues, stuck in his hometown, and searching for a way out. This newcomer and the child they’ve saved together might be just the motivation he needs to stay put. Sparks fly as Mason acquaints Daisy with Cape Carolina, introducing her to his friends and family, including his batty Aunt Tilley, who is looking for relief from long-buried family secrets and her own fresh start.
But as Daisy becomes increasingly attached to this abandoned child, and begins facing her own demons in the process, a startling discovery is made that threatens to rip the entire town apart, placing Daisy, Mason, and Tilley in the center of the storm. In a novel that proves that “Kristy Woodson Harvey is (the) go-to for elevated beach reads” (People), they will each learn that with love, understanding—and a community theater production of Hello, Dolly!—sometimes life conspires to bring us just exactly where we belong.
Friends and Fiction 2026 Subscription Box:
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This subscription includes three separate shipments:
1. MAY 2026: A hardcover, signed, first edition of Kristy Woodson Harvey’s forthcoming book SUMMER STATE OF MIND!
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3. AUGUST 2026: A hardcover, signed, first edition of MEET ME IN PARIS by Kristin Harmel!
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Friends & Fiction
Join us Wednesday, November 19th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child to discuss Exit Strategy, the “blockbuster” (Esquire) 30th installment in their Jack Reacher thriller series.Have a great week, friends!
