The Suite Spot

by Trish Doller

Overview

From the author of Float Plan comes Trish Doller’s The Suite Spot, about taking a chance on a new life and a new love.

Rachel Beck has hit a brick wall. She’s a single mom, still living at home and trying to keep a dying relationship alive. Aside from her daughter, the one bright light in Rachel’s life is her job as the night reservations manager at a luxury hotel in Miami Beach—until the night she is fired for something she didn’t do.

On impulse, Rachel inquires about a management position at a brewery hotel on an island in Lake Erie called Kelleys Island. When she’s offered the job, Rachel packs up her daughter and makes the cross country move.

What she finds on Kelleys Island is Mason, a handsome, moody man who knows everything about brewing beer and nothing about running a hotel. Especially one that’s barely more than foundation and studs. It’s not the job Rachel was looking for, but Mason offers her a chance to help build a hotel—and rebuild her own life—from the ground up.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250847423
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/08/2022
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.34(w) x 8.48(h) x 1.01(d)

About the Author

TRISH DOLLER is the author of novels for teens and adults about love, life, and finding your place in the world. A former journalist and radio personality, Trish has written several YA novels, including the critically acclaimed Something Like Normal, as well as Float Plan, her adult women's fiction debut. When she's not writing, Trish loves sailing, traveling, and avoiding housework. She lives in southwest Florida with an opinionated herding dog and an ex-pirate.

Editorial Reviews

12/13/2021

This thoughtful contemporary romance from Doller (Float Plan) brings together two wounded people within a tiny community. Single mother Rachel has ambitions of rising in the ranks at the upscale Miami Beach hotel where she works—so she’s devastated when she’s fired for defending herself against the sexual harassment of a wealthy guest. She hesitantly accepts a new job at a brewery hotel on a remote Ohio island—but discovers upon arrival that the boutique hotel does not yet exist, and is still a pipe dream of owner Mason Brown, who’s recovering from the death of his child and a difficult divorce. Though initially appalled at Mason’s deception, Rachel soon recognizes this as a wonderful opportunity, as Mason offers her creative control over the hotel while he develops his craft beer. The (perhaps overextended) descriptions of her furnishing the hotel will be great fun for HGTV fans, and Doller keeps the romantic tension sizzling as Mason and Rachel work and live together. A subplot about Mason’s growing bond with Rachel’s three-year-old, Massie, as he works through his grief adds to the emotional tapestry. Doller uses a vivid setting, strong secondary characters, and convincing depiction of loss and love to create a thoroughly satisfying story. Fans will be delighted. Agent: Kate Schafer Testerman, KT Literary. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for The Suite Spot:

GOODREADS, "The Year's 36 Most Anticipated Romances" and "March's Hottest New Romances"

POPSUGAR, "Best New Romance Novels of 2022 So Far"

USA TODAY, "Best Rom-Com Books of 2022”

"A perfect brew of humor and heart." - USA TODAY

"Trish Doller is one of my favorite authors. Her ability to write emotional love stories with nuance and swoon is matched by her idyllic settings...readers will become utterly invested in these characters, probably consume a few pages through some happy tears, and when it’s over, hug the book while desperately waiting for the next." - THE YOUNG FOLKS, "March 2022 New Book Releases"

"Doller's gift for building characters with the perfect combination of strength and fragility and setting them in a world that feels immersive and real is once again on full display in this companion to Float Plan." - BUZZFEED

"This gentle, warm love story... entices readers to speed through it all at once, even as it also insists that the reader slow down in contemplation."- BOOKLIST (starred review)

"Doller uses a vivid setting, strong secondary characters, and convincing depiction of loss and love to create a thoroughly satisfying story. Fans will be delighted." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“Reading The Suite Spot is like wearing bunny slippers and drinking cocoa in a blanket fort (with a really hot guy)—the ultimate comfort read to escape into when you need a break from the world.” - RONI LOREN, New York Times bestselling author of What If You & Me

"An inspiring journey about being weighed down by life’s responsibilities and hardships – and still finding it within your self to give love a second chance." - USA TODAY, "Newest, Delightful Romance Novels."

Praise for Trish Doller's Float Plan:

"I devoured Float Plan in a day. It’s truly a joy to get lost in such great writing. The island-hopping setting transports you from the hum-drum everyday, the dialogue is sharp and spot-on, the characters feel flawed and authentic and hopeful. It’s the kind of story that takes you away and brings you back grateful for the journey.” - KATHERINE CENTER, New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away and Things You Save in a Fire

"With humor, love, and skill, Doller shows her heroine surviving a loved one's suicide, something rare in romantic fiction." - KIRKUS

"Doller's tale of grief slowly combines with a sparkling travelogue which gradually becomes a romance and, ultimately, a wholly satisfying story that may just make readers yearn for their own voyage." - BOOKLIST

"Simply adored this romantic sea escape filled with breathtaking sunsets, dolphins and hidden treasure." - FLORIDA KEYS WEEKLY

"Doller’s expert balance of the sweet and the serious make this touching romance a sure success." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, STARRED REVIEW

"Full of appealing characters, interesting tidbits about sailing and striking island sunsets, Float Plan is at once lighthearted escapism and a sensitively rendered account of a woman's life-altering grief. Doller's breezy writing style, deep compassion for her characters and knack for snappy, entertaining dialogue make this trip around the Caribbean a delight." - SHELF AWARENESS

"Float Plan had my heart from the first page. With lush, vibrant settings and characters I ached and swooned with, this book is both a romantic escape and a balm for the soul. I'm deeply in love with Anna and Keane." - RACHEL LYNN SOLOMON, author of The Ex-Talk

"In Trish Doller’s Float Plan, strangers Anna and Keane, who are trying to escape their respective tragedies, must learn to rely on themselves, and each other, or lose more than they already have. Gorgeous scenery, evocative storylines and plenty of tension—I devoured this book—a must read for fans of armchair travel and magnetic love stories!" – KARMA BROWN, bestselling author of Recipe for a Perfect Wife

"The perfect escape. Fresh, funny, and romantic. Trish Doller creates smart and sensitive characters who seem all too heartbreakingly real. I wish I could sail away with this book." - MEG CABOT, New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries and Little Bridge series

From the Publisher

Sarah Naughton’s empathetic narration gives listeners a cozy seat in Rachel’s cabin on Lake Erie. She has uprooted herself and her daughter, Maisy, from Florida and is settling into a new job at an Ohio brewery/inn. When she meets her new employer, Mason, she develops an instant attraction. In her narration, Naughton ensures that Rachel sounds like a modern woman whose maternal feelings and personal ambition in the hospitality industry are well balanced. Mason’s voice is both tentative and caring as he processes his failed marriage and the death of his daughter. As he moves from grief to hope to love for Rachel and Maisy, Mason’s growth sounds incremental and realistic. Maisy’s adorable preschool voice melts hearts as she fiercely bonds with Mason’s grumpy cat. C.A. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

MAY 2022 - AudioFile

Sarah Naughton’s empathetic narration gives listeners a cozy seat in Rachel’s cabin on Lake Erie. She has uprooted herself and her daughter, Maisy, from Florida and is settling into a new job at an Ohio brewery/inn. When she meets her new employer, Mason, she develops an instant attraction. In her narration, Naughton ensures that Rachel sounds like a modern woman whose maternal feelings and personal ambition in the hospitality industry are well balanced. Mason’s voice is both tentative and caring as he processes his failed marriage and the death of his daughter. As he moves from grief to hope to love for Rachel and Maisy, Mason’s growth sounds incremental and realistic. Maisy’s adorable preschool voice melts hearts as she fiercely bonds with Mason’s grumpy cat. C.A. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

MAY 2022 - AudioFile