Free Falling
A Sweetwater Peak Novel
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected 22 Sept 2026
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- 8,49 €
Publisher Description
Old haunts, new feelings
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel Blue Ranch series returns to the haunted town of Sweetwater Peak for another love story, this one featuring an antiques shop owner and a farmer who fake a relationship to save their legacies . . . but will they be able to fool the ghosts of their past?
“Lyla Sage is the queen of dreamy, spooky, atmospheric small-town romances—I’ll read anything she writes.” —Iman Hariri-Kia, author of Female Fantasy
Clarke Cartwright probably needs to get out more. She just has a lot to do. Running Toade’s Antiques is no small feat, especially considering that the roof is in shambles and half her merchandise is unsellable. But dealing with that feels easier than her other option: chatting it up with the ghost of her childhood crush’s father, who just can’t seem to leave her alone.
Leith Wilkes has spent his life preparing to take over his family’s farm. Well, he’s actually spent most of his life flirting, but now he’s ready to buckle down, which has nothing to do with an oddly specific clause that his dad left in his inheritance. Leith is pretty sure he’s the only one who knows about it . . . until Clarke drunkenly spills that she knows, too, along with a bunch of other Wilkes family secrets.
Leith starts to wonder if there’s more to Clarke than she lets on . . . and if his dad has something to do with it. And if she is keeping secrets of her own, maybe she won’t mind helping him with his.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Sage sizzles in her second Sweetwater Peak paranormal romance (after Soul Searching). Clarke Cartwright leads a quiet life in small town Sweetwater Peak, Wyo., running her family's antiques shop, Toades, and concealing the fact that she can speak to ghosts, who frequently intrude upon her solitude. Among them is the father of Leith Wilkes, who asks her to pass on a message to his son: that Leith needs to look at the fine print on his will. Doing so, Leith discovers that he must marry soon to keep his inheritance of the family farm. To fulfill this stipulation, he asks Clarke to be his fake fiance, and she agrees in exchange for handy Leith's help repairing the leaking roof at Toades. Performative displays of affection around town give rise to real tenderness, leading Clarke to wonder whether she should reveal her paranormal ability to Leith. The equally spooky and comical antics of Sweetwater Peak's ghosts add a lot of fun to the slow-burning central romance. It's a pleasure to return to this close-knit community.