Can't Wait Wednesday: Tourist Season

Can't Wait Wednesday

This week's book is.... Tourist Season

Author: Brynne Weaver

Publisher: Slowburn

Release Date: September 23rd, 2025

Series: The Season of Carnage

Blurb:

Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever.

Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. But with tourists comes trouble, and Harper Starling won’t let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home. A skilled gardener with killer instincts, Harper protects her sanctuary at any cost—especially for her aging mentor with a fading memory.

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.

Explanation:

This is the start of Brynne Weaver's new series. I loved the Ruinous Love trilogy, so I am excited to see what else she has in store. This one has a bit more of a thriller vibe than the other books, which I am additionally excited for as a romance and thriller lover. 

This is one of those moments I am intrigued to see how a writer can expand beyond their series of renown. I hope we all end up loving it!

See you again next week for more excitement!