Meet Jenn Bouchard, author of Palms on the Cape (Black Rose Writing, July 2026). Jenn’s the award-winning author of PALMS ON THE CAPE, CONSIDERING US, and FIRST COURSE, as well as several published short stories. She’s has been teaching high school social studies for twenty-six years and also teaches short story classes to adults in her community. She is an avid cook, volunteer for good causes, and devoted Red Sox fan. A graduate of Bates College and Tufts University, she lives in the Boston suburbs with her husband and two teenage children.
Summary:
On the verge of turning forty, Rachel Sinclair realizes she might be in love with her best guy friend all while potentially losing everything she has built over the past fifteen years after a group of strangers descends on her Cape Cod beach bar one late August evening.
Read Chapter One here.
“What truly stands out, though, is how the love and career stories never overshadow the emotional narrative of Rachel stepping into her 40s by healing familial and personal wounds.” – Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
“A coming-of-age-into-midlife tale with a pleasing friends-to-lovers romance.”- Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
“Palms on the Cape by Jenn Bouchard is irresistible women’s fiction. This heartwarming book has an engaging plotline with a nice story arc that portrays the integrity of the slow emergence of love and long-destined romance.” –Readers’ Favorite (5 Star Review)
Get in touch with Jenn here!
