New for 2026, celebrate Halloween in summer in this small-town spicy romcom with a side of supernatural!

Wren Callahan is famous... sort of. In the dance world, she''s a star. In Halloween Town, she''s just a woman hiding from her idol-ex who''s heart she''s broken. Her plan for the summer is simple: margaritas, anonymity, and absolutely no drama. Instead, she gets roped into choreographing the town''s first-ever Summerween Solstice Festival, where skeletons wear Hawaiian shirts and ghosts may-or may not-be real. Enter Dane: a burned-out former trauma surgeon who thrives in chaos but stumbles badly in Wren''s hip-hop class. She''s dazzling chaos, he''s steady grit, and between events promoting Summerween, meddling ghosts, and dance steps gone hilariously wrong, they just might find that love-like dancing-is only worth it if you''re willing to miss a few beats.

Autorentext

Joss loves books, coffee and travelingespecially to the wild places of Southern Africa and, well, anywhere. She's a wife and a mom to two young adults. She's also a servant to two cats and a dog the size of a small cow. After a career in local economic development and business, Joss writes full-time from her home in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Klappentext

'I loved this... Its Gilmore Girls meets Halloween... I had such a fun time, I want to live in Halloween Town! Kept me entertained... I read it in one day.' Welcome to Solstice Springs ... where it's Halloween year-round, pink skeletons wear beachwear, and the town's biggest debate is whether the ghosts are real or just good for business.

Wren Dunlop's summer plan was simple:

• Hide from viral infamy
• Drink rosé by the lake
• Avoid all men forever Too bad her godmother (part-time witch and full-time Mayor) has other ideas.

Now Wren's teaching dance for the Summerween spectacular, in a studio that might be haunted, and trying very hard not to notice the mysterious new guy in town, Dane Trafford.

Between bonfire wishes and midnight confessions, fairy lights and watermelon jack-o-lanterns, Wren and Dane might just discover that Solstice Springs' real magic isn't supernatural...

Tropes:

• Friends to lovers
• Forced proximity
• Halloween in summer
• Small-town settingReaders LOVE Summerween! **'THIS!!! THIS!!! THIS!!!!**This book is where it's at!'

'I'm totally for summerween this year. I'm getting my pink flamingo and paddling pool as we speak'

'What a fun freaking book! Can we find this town in real life?'

'Summerween feels like someone trapped 'Gilmore Girls', 'Halloweentown', and a deeply horny summer vacation inside a pumpkin spice margarita shaker and just started free-pouring ... this place got me immediately'

'Spooky, flirty, cozy, and fun! I wanna move to this town'

'I've already recommended to all my witchy friends'

'Watermelon jack-o-lanterns, skeletons in Hawaiian shirts, and Halloween all year round. I loved every minute of it'

'This book surprised me in the best possible way'

'Completely stole my heart'

'I wanted to pack my bags and move to Solstice Springs'

'This hit all the vibesfor me'

'Cozy chaos is my jam, and this book is absolutely packed with it!'

'Just like a pumpkin spice latte, a hint of spice but very cozy and comforting'

'The vibes were immaculate ... I finished this book wanting to decorate my house with skeletons while eating watermelon'