The Tourist Attraction

Zoey Caldwell has spent years waiting for one trip: two weeks in Alaska. She arrives in Moose Springs full of energy and ready to enjoy every minute of it.

Her first stop puts her in the path of Graham Barnett, who owns the local diner and keeps a firm rule against serving tourists. He is grumpy and set in his ways, and Zoey is exactly the kind of visitor he turns away.

She does not back off. Her kindness, her humor and a streak of unexpected bravery wear down his defenses, and the rules he has kept start to give way.

This is a small town romantic comedy, light in tone and built on quick banter and the misadventures that come with running a quirky diner.

It leans toward the cozy end of contemporary romance, with a warm setting and characters who change over the course of the story. It promises a happy ending and no heavy drama, so it suits a reader after something gentle, funny and easy to settle into.