Tourist Season

The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy, Book 1

By: Brynne Weaver

Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Robert Hatchet

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes a wickedly delicious new series where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense—and where falling in love can be a killer.

Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever.

You can hide in the farthest reaches of the deepest hell, and I will still drag you out. Even the devil can’t save you from me.

Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. With tourists comes trouble, and Harper Starling won’t let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home. A skilled gardener with killer instincts, Harper protects her sanctuary—and her aging mentor with a fading memory—at any cost. Troublesome tourists don’t check out of Carnage. They compost beneath Harper’s award-winning flowerbeds.

But Nolan Rhodes isn’t your average tourist. Devilishly handsome, disarmingly charming, and skilled with a blade, Nolan is relentless in the pursuit of revenge. On every anniversary of the hit-and-run accident that fractured his life, Nolan slays another target. And he’s saved the best for last: the undeniably beautiful Harper Starling. The problem? Harper isn’t the monster he expected. And she won’t go down without a fight.

When an amateur true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage on the trail of a long-lost serial killer, Harper and Nolan strike an uneasy truce. If Nolan helps Harper protect her town, she’ll keep quiet about his hunting habits . . . for now. But their alliance soon spirals into obsession, one that threatens to shatter every secret in Carnage—including their fragile love.

Tourist Season is a darkly funny, slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romance where destruction and desire are balanced on the edge of a blade—and where love is the most dangerous battleground of all.

Tropes:
Small-town romance
Fish out of water
Grumpy/grumpy
Forced proximity
He falls first
Touch her/him and die
Groveling

She’s done it again

Brynne Weaver has once again beautifully crafted a story of ghoulish gore, steamy smut, and fantastic twists and turns. I am such a fan and will continue to be one.
I’ll be helplessly twiddling my thumbs for the next book (it’s soon… right?!)
Never stop. You’re too talented.
Also, my love of adorable old men and quaint towns made me feel like this book was perfectly crafted just for me. How dare you exploit me like this.

Five Stars, Zero Regrets, Several Corpses

5/5 ⭐️
3/5 🌶️

I’ll admit, I might be a little biased—Butcher & Blackbird is one of my all-time favorite books, and Tourist Season is set in the same world. We first got a glimpse of this side character in Brynne’s novella Love & Other Killers, which felt like a little appetizer leading us perfectly into this story. This was my most anticipated release of the fall, and it absolutely did not disappoint.

Brynne Weaver has such a gift with her writing. The wit, the charm, the sharp edge of her dark humor—it’s all here. She’s one of those rare authors who can make me tear up in one scene, laugh until my stomach hurts in the next, and then immediately fan myself through a spicy moment. And let’s talk about the spice—Brynne writes it so well. It never feels overdone or unnecessary. It always deepens the characters, the tension, and the overall story.

And the story itself? Incredible. Like peeling back an onion, each chapter revealed another layer I didn’t even realize I was waiting for. The banter is peak Brynne Weaver—smart, quick, deliciously addictive. Even the side characters shine (Morpheus, the little murder bird, completely stole my heart).

This book is everything I hoped it would be and more. I know it’s one I’ll come back to again and again, just like Butcher & Blackbird. Brynne Weaver proves once again why she’s an auto-buy author for me.

Hilarious, Steamy and Hooked

I was looking forward to this continuation of a Butcher and Blackbird character in their own world and this book did not disappoint. The humor was there as it has been in the other books, the twists, the emotional moments, it was just well done and I am looking forward to the second book.
Listened to the Audiobook in 24 hours and loved the actors.

WOW!!! JUST.... WOW!!!

I LOVED Butcher and Blackbird. By far my favorite of the ruinous trilogy which was a 5 star rating as a whole trilogy! But B&B was like a 6 star read for me! But THIS F*CKING BOOK! This book was so good! took me way too long to get through it thanks to life but damn! it is SO GOOD! I highly recommend anyone who loved B&B to read this! Brynne TRULY outdid herself! And that ending! what in the f*ck was that?!?!? how am I expected to wait till next Spring or Summer for book 2???????

Fabulous

I need more Carnage!! Amazing new series but not surprised. Brynne Weaver has quickly became a favorite of mine.