THE COREY EFFECT

“A poignant story about family and friendship, first love and second chances… this is a book to sink into and savor!"

- Alanna Martin, author of Love and Let Bark

A second chance ten years in the making.

When Andi Scott left her hometown ten years ago, she swore she'd never go back. But news of her estranged father's death has her driving the all-too-familiar roads. Each turn brings another memory—of the girl she became there and the boy she loved and lost. The only saving grace is that there's no way the former love of her life, Corey Johnson, is still in town. They both got out, even though it cost them everything.

Andi’s barely in town for a day before she discovers that not only is Corey still in Fairford, but he's the cofounder of a successful local business—one he built with her father. The news shatters the walls Andi built around her past and forces her to reexamine everything she thought she knew.

When Corey asks Andi to stay in town, she can’t refuse his boyish grin or the way he still looks at her as if she’s the only person in the room—and finds she doesn’t want to. Corey’s still the same person that made the worst day of her life better with one crooked smile, but there’s more that he’s not telling her. Andi has to know what it is, even if it means opening her heart to the person who broke it in the first place.

CW: parental abuse, alcoholism, panic attacks

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Praise for The Corey Effect

2023 Winner
Chick Lit

A poignant, hopeful look at how the past informs the present and future.

~ Kirkus Reviews

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Second chance romance fans will swoon over the chemistry between Corey and Andi.

—Jennifer Bardsley, author of Sweet Bliss

The Corey Effect is more than just a heartfelt second-chance romance, but a story about coming home again and finding forgiveness when you least expect it.

- Kristin Contino, author of A House Full of Windsor

2024 Winner
Chick Lit

An appealing story of first love revisited and revised…

— Midwest Book Review

2023 Finalist
Romance

Dembowski expertly weaves past and present together…

— Booktrib

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A second-chance romance readers won't want to put down!

- Readers Favorite

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