01767cam a2200289 i 4500 2714892030 TxAuBib 20260323120000.0 260226s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781335629708 133562970X TxAuBib rda Mallery, Susan, author. The Bookstore Diaries / Susan Mallery. Toronto, Ontario : Mira, 2026. 370 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Jax has a slight issue with control--as in, she needs it. Always. Too bad she has power only over the Painted Lady Bookstore, the Victorian mansion turned bookshop she inherited. No one else listens to a word she says. Her ex gets engaged for questionable reasons. Her beloved sister, Ryleigh, wants to move away to find a husband. And the handsome contractor Jax has chosen to convince Ryleigh to stay is only interested in Jax. Still, she's living the bookworm dream--until an unhappy accident erases the names from the bookshop lockboxes where the town keeps their diaries. Which means the only way to find a diary's owner is--to read it. As secrets spill and scandals surface, life at the Painted Lady Bookstore gets a lot more colorful and chaotic. But for a woman who's always had to take charge, Jax will see that losing control--especially with the right wrong guy--can set you free. 20260323. Bookstores Fiction. Bookstore owners Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Control (Psychology) Fiction. Romance fiction. lcgft