The new cover artwork is SO fresh and fun—and amazingly, the talented artist, Filipa Namorado, lives here in Portugal, just a couple of hours from where I live.

You can’t make this up. Right here in Portugal? Seriously?

But wait, there’s more…

Included in the final book in the series, Mother-Daughter Book Camp, will be an all-new epilogue, which I just finished writing! For some time now, eager readers have been writing to me, asking to know what happens to all of the girls. What careers do they choose? Where do they live? Do they marry and have children? Please please please could I give them a glimpse of their futures?

Wish granted!

No spoilers here, but I will tell you that the epilogue, which includes five full chapters (one each for Emma, Jess, Cassidy, Megan, and Becca), is set in Concord (of course), and finds the book club and their friends and families celebrating a baby shower. Whose? I’m not telling! You’ll have to read it to find out….

The first two books in the series, The Mother-Daughter Book Club and Much Ado About Anne, will be released in December 2025. The second two, Dear Pen Pal and Pies & Prejudice, will be released in May 2026. And the final three, Wish You Were Eyre, Home for the Holidays, and Mother-Daughter Book Camp, will be released in August 2026.

I can’t wait!

I’ll be giving us all a brief pep talk, and then we will have dedicated time to work on our individual projects. 

Although I was a latecomer to the Betsy Tacy books, as many of you know, they’re dear to my heart. In fact, in Home for the Holidays, I had my fictional book club dive into the series—something I like to do myself from time to time for inspiration. Maud Hart Lovelace is a wonderful writer, and her books deserve to be cherished by a wide audience. If you aren’t familiar with them, treat yourself and add them to your bookshelf!

You can find more information about Sunday’s event and pre-register here.

Hope to see you there!

Thanks to the tropical storm/hurricane headed for Cape Cod, my book signing at the Brewster Book Store in Brewster, Massachusetts, has been postponed 24 hours. Hope to see you there Sunday morning at 10!