Hopeless

Small-town romance with a fake engagement at its centre, Hopeless returns to Chestnut Springs, the setting Elsie Silver's readers already know. Two people from very different backgrounds agree to an arrangement that suits them both on paper, then find the pretence harder to keep up as trust grows between them. Silver writes the banter, the slow build and the emotional groundwork her series is known for, and the book works on its own even though it sits within a wider set of connected stories about the same community. Good to know: • Part of the Chestnut Springs series, readable as a standalone • A fake-engagement premise played for slow-burn tension • Dialogue-driven chapters with steady comic timing • Themes of family expectation, healing and self-worth Aimed at contemporary romance readers and followers of connected small-town series, available at Boipoka.