Jenn Bouchard returns to the Spotlight to discuss her latest novel, Palms on the Cape

Author Name: Jenn Bouchard

Book Title: Palms on the Cape

Book Genre: Contemporary Romance/Rom-Com/Women’s Fiction

Release Date: 7/2/26

Publisher: Black Rose Writing

Welcome back, Jenn! Please tell us about your book.

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. 

In what ways do you think you’ve evolved as an author since your first book came out?

I think I know who I am better as a writer, as well as who enjoys my books best and what kinds of events and marketing/publicity are right for me. I’ve tried a lot of things out. I play to my strengths more now, I think.

What’s your favorite part about writing/being an author? What do you find challenging?

I love meeting new people, whether they be readers or other authors. This is why I love in-person events and try to do as many of them as I can while still being present for my family. The challenge is always time. I wanted to be done with the draft of my fifth book by spring. That has not happened! I have been doing so much to get ready for the launch of Palms on the Cape that the draft got pushed to the side for a bit. I will dive back in soon.

Can you tell us about what you’re working on now?

It’s called Most Likely to Succeed, and it’s about high school sweethearts thrown back together under challenging circumstances. It’s primarily set in southern Maine, but they venture to various coastal New England spots. I love writing stories set in these beautiful places.

Where can readers find you?

Please come see me on the road this summer! Check out my book tour stops on my website at jennbouchard.com and find me on Instagram and Facebook at @JennBouchardBOS 

Thank you, Jenn! Palms on the Cape is out NOW.

Palms on the Cape

After a tumultuous childhood with a mother she describes as “a train wreck compounded by a dumpster fire that smelled like cheap perfume,” Rachel Sinclair has made a life for herself. On the verge of turning forty, her upscale beach bar-Palms on the Cape-is packed with vacationers and regulars throughout the busy Cape Cod summer season. She has surrounded herself with a chosen family of devoted staff and great friends, including her best friend, Carlos…who she might be in love with.

When a visiting study group from a Vermont business school, known as the A-List, descends on Rachel’s bar in late August, she gets pulled in by the charms of their leader, Tripper, a younger man with good looks, access, and tremendous connections in the restaurant industry.

But when Rachel learns of the A-List’s plans to take over her business, she must decide if it’s worth the gamble to join forces with an unlikely ally or risk losing everything she has worked for.

Author Bio:

Jenn Bouchard is the award-winning author of Palms on the Cape, Considering Us, and First Course, as well as several published short stories. She has been teaching high school social studies for twenty-six years and also teaches short story classes to adults in her community. An avid cook and volunteer for good causes, she is a 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.