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Book Description
Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever.
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.
About Brynne Weaver
Writing has always been a hobby for Brynne. Even as a young child, she loved typing out stories on her grandmother’s typewriter. She wrote award-winning poetry and essays, and dabbled in various forms of fiction over the years. In 2019, Brynne committed to publishing more of her works, and released her first non-fiction book (under her real name!). She then began focusing on her first fantasy-romance (or ‘romantasy’) series, The Diviner. Next up was the three-part Shadow Realm paranormal dark romance series. Brynne then partnered with author Alexa Harlowe on the contemporary dark standalone romance, Black Sheep.
Brynne aspires to write female-focused stories about complex, resilient, imperfect characters who struggle with anger, trauma, fear, courage, and love.
My Thoughts
Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver, brought to visceral life by the brilliant narration of Samantha Brentmoor and Robert Hatchet, is an unhinged, darkly funny, and utterly captivating start to a new trilogy. Set in the seaside town of Cape Carnage—a place of colorful houses and an unusually high body count—Weaver masterfully blends dark humor, sharp banter, and jaw-dropping twists into an unforgettable dark romance that is perfect for spooky season.
The story introduces Harper Starling, a skilled gardener with killer instincts who protects her sanctuary and her aging mentor, Arthur, at any cost—often by ensuring troublesome tourists compost beneath her award-winning flowerbeds. Her world is violently disrupted by Nolan Rhodes, a devilishly handsome and skilled hunter who visits Cape Carnage seeking revenge on the anniversary of the accident that fractured his life. He has saved his best target for last: the undeniably beautiful Harper Starling.
From the first chapter, the book is creepy, hilarious, and immediately addictive. The dynamics are a significant highlight, not just between the main couple but also through the side characters, especially Harper’s witty back-and-forth with Arthur and Lukas. Weaver excels at building a powerful sense of found family that deeply immerses the reader in the town's life.
The chemistry between Harper and Nolan is undeniable, creating a constant push and pull that elevates the romance. Their connection is messy, tense, passionate, and dangerous, making for a reading experience where one moment you are grinning at the wit and the next you are gasping at the danger. The spice is excellent, with Weaver expertly balancing their intensity with intimacy in a way that feels authentic to these twisted characters.
Beyond the romance, the plot is layered with intrigue. Harper's fiercely protective nature and loyalty to Arthur motivate her actions, forcing her to carry secrets she cannot tell Nolan, even when he believes the worst of her. Nolan is equally complex, torn between his relentless pursuit of revenge and the growing feelings he develops for the woman who is not the monster he expected. Their uneasy truce—where Nolan helps Harper protect her town in exchange for her silence about his hunting habits—spirals into a mutual obsession that threatens to shatter every secret in Carnage.
Tourist Season is a twisted, funny, sexy, and bingeable read. Weaver successfully balances gore with wit, romance with danger, and brilliant side character magic alongside her main couple's saga. The ending will leave readers reeling and impatient for the next book in the trilogy. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, reading the Ruinous Love Trilogy beforehand is highly recommended for extra context regarding characters and situations referenced here.
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