Jan Moran

A beach cafe. An event to remember. The summer heats up with friendship and fun. From a USA Today bestselling author. “A fun read that grabs you at the start.” — Tina Sloan When Marina Moore decides to expand her farmers market and pop-up dinner business, the next step is a cafe on the...

A widowed artist. An old crush. One summer to get her life back. A USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling book series! Ivy Marin’s life implodes after discovering her late husband spent their life savings on a beach house. Strapped for cash as an art teacher and with nowhere to go, Ivy...

Grab your beach cruiser and head to the Majestic Hotel on Crown Island! Start a heartwarming family saga set in a charming beach town. April Raines is facing the end of her long-term marriage after her husband begins another family. Eager for a fresh start, she returns home with her grown...

A heartwarming holiday beach special. A magical new theater production. A USA Today bestselling series. Marina Moore's new Coral Cafe is a Summer Beach favorite of locals and visitors alike. When her sister Kai throws her energy into helping create a Summer Beach performing arts theater, the...

The future of the Seabreeze Inn hinges on one gala event, but will the history of the beachside inn threaten its survival? When Ivy Bay’s historic Seabreeze Inn requires critical repairs, a benefactor offers help, and the announcement ripples through the art world and beyond. However, the...

The fun continues on Crown Island! A romantic, friends-to-lovers island story. After losing her job in Seattle, Maileah moves in with her sister Junie on Crown Island for a fresh start. Now in her thirties, she wonders if she will ever find the partner and future she has dreamed of. When she...

Three weddings and a food truck… It’s wedding season in Summer Beach, and you’re invited! From a USA Today bestselling series. At the Coral Cottage, this summer is as busy as ever. Marina’s sister Kai moved up her wedding, but she won’t say why, and her new theater production is...

The high summer season. A long-awaited wedding. Surprises at a historic beach inn. A USA Today bestseller. At the historic Seabreeze Inn, sisters Ivy and Shelly Bay are busy with wedding plans of their own, although challenges threaten to derail the special events. New guests are also throwing a...

Visit Crown Island for sunshine and romance. What could be sweeter? Especially with Knox MacKenzie around… Junie Raines is ready for a second chance at life on a sunny island off the coast of Southern California. She’s managing the gift shop at the Majestic Hotel, a Victorian-era beach...

This season, discover holiday surprises in Summer Beach! Catch up with the beloved residents of Summer Beach in a heartwarming holiday novella of fun, sun, and seasonal shenanigans. As the winter chill sets in, escape to the enchanting shores of Summer Beach, where the spirit of Christmas is as...

A fresh start. A sunny beach town. One summer to rediscover her life. NOW A USA TODAY (August 6, 2020) BESTSELLER! A new beach story series set in the beloved village of Summer Beach. When Marina Moore’s life blows up on national television, she seeks refuge at her grandmother’s beach house...

Verena Valent is in the midst of a critical international expansion when her carefully organized life begins to unravel....

A festive harvest celebration at the Seabreeze Inn takes an unexpected turn! The Seabreeze Inn is ready to welcome guests for a grand harvest celebration, unveiling the vintage beach house’s stunning renovations for the season’s most anticipated gathering. Locals and returning guests come...

Renovation that reveals a long-held secret. As Ivy Bay and her sister Shelly breathe new life into the Seabreeze Inn, an unexpected visitor rolls into town—driving a charming, book-filled bus. But who is this intriguing newcomer, and what stories does she bring? While Ivy lobbies the Summer...

At last, a long-awaited honeymoon for Ivy and Bennett…but it’s unlike any other. After embarking on their second-chance midlife marriage, Ivy and Bennett are eager to enjoy a relaxing holiday. However, when their flight to sunny shores is rerouted to a glittering city by the sea, they seize...

In The Chocolatier, Jan Moran offers a testament to the resilience of love, along with insights into the fascinating world of chocolate-making. A young widow. A husband she thought she knew. On the picturesque Italian coast of Amalfi lies a chocolatier’s destiny… San Francisco, 1953...

Two sisters. One unforgettable summer. While renovating an old beach house, Ivy and her sister, Shelly, suddenly have full occupancy after fire forces Summer Beach residents from their homes. Even the mayor, Bennett Dylan, who was Ivy’s high school crush, moves in. As the summer heats up...

A bookshop on the beach. A sizzling summer ahead. Join a new book club at the Seabreeze Inn. From a USA Today bestselling author. When sisters Ivy and Shelly Bay form a book club to help support a local bookshop on the beach, friends and guests of the old beach house inn are eager to join...

Scarlett is shocked to learn that in order to achieve her coveted partnership, one devious partner expects more than she is willing to surrender. Soon she is marked for murder....

Join the fun of the first Spa Week at the Seabreeze Inn! As Ivy is trying to adjust to a new marriage, she also has to welcome spa guests and deal with more secrets her old beach house reveals—this time, from the Roaring Twenties. Added to that, her sister Shelly is nervous about having her...