The Next Always/Nora Roberts/339 pgs.

This is book 1 in Nora Roberts' "The Inn Boonsboro Trilogy." The Montgomery brothers and their mom are restoring a historic hotel in Boonsboro. This is Beckett Montgomery's story--the architect of the crew. He's had a crush on Clare Brewster-- a widow, the mother of 3 young boys, and owner of Turn The Page Bookstore--since he knew her in high school. Clare returned to Boonsboro after her military husband died in war. So, there is romance, a stalker, and "Lizzy" (the hotel ghost). It's an entertaining read, to be followed by The Last Boyfriend coming out in May 2012.