The Valentine Inn: A Cape May Romance

By Mackenzie Carlisle

Some places hold memories.

Some hold second chances.

Angelica Corson has built a life on precision - elegant events, tidy timelines, and a career in Philadelphia that leaves no room for detours. Then a detour finds her anyway: a call that sends her back to Cape May, New Jersey, to the charming but weary Valentine Inn she never expected to inherit.

She tells herself it's temporary.

Just business.

Just a house.

But Cape May isn't the kind of town that lets anyone stay an outsider for long. And Ben Briggs - the contractor with a toolbelt and an easy laugh - isn't the kind of man Angelica can ignore, no matter how many years have passed since that unforgettable summer they once shared.

As Valentine's Day approaches, the inn becomes more than peeling paint and creaking floors. It becomes a gathering place again - for a town that still believes in love, for Angelica's own restless heart, and for the possibility that home might be something you choose, not something you escape.

The Valentine Inn is a heartfelt contemporary romance about:

returning to the life you left behind
rediscovering family, community, and yourself
and the courage it takes to love - and be loved - exactly where you are.

Step inside Cape May's coziest inn and let this swoon-worthy story remind you:

sometimes the best plans are the ones you never made.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GFD3TK35
• ISBN13: 9798242879614
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"