Georgie, All Along

Georgie Mulcahy has always been the steady helper in other people’s lives. When her boss in Los Angeles retires and she suddenly finds herself jobless and directionless, she heads back to her small Virginia hometown to help her pregnant best friend, Bel. There, an awkward run-in at the corner store with a grumpy stranger—and a dog named Hank—turns into a living arrangement mix-up that puts Georgie under the same roof as Levi Fanning, the town’s once-notorious loner trying to live quiet and clean. When Georgie and Bel uncover the “friend fic” notebook Georgie wrote as a teen—full of goofy, hopeful plans—Georgie decides to do the list now, to see what it shakes loose. As she and Levi tackle little adventures, shared dinners, and hard truths, the joyful dares on the page become something bigger: a way to write a new story for themselves. But loving each other means facing old wounds—his with a powerful family, hers with long-avoided questions about the future—and choosing what fits, in real time.

• Listeners who love small-town romances with grown-up tenderness
• Anyone navigating a life pivot and craving a hopeful reset
• Fans of character-driven love stories with found family and a great dog

Kate Clayborn writes contemporary romances known for their warmth, wit, and emotional clarity. A longtime Virginian, she fills her stories with thoughtful, capable characters who stumble into love while learning how to build lives that fit. Her novels—including Love Lettering and Love at First—have been celebrated for sparkling dialogue, practical magic, and relationships that feel lived-in and true.