I have been keeping a secret of my own, and today I finally get to set it on the desk between us. Here it is — the cover for The Proprietor's Bargain, Book Two of the Harbor of Secrets.
If The Smuggler's Ledger was about a woman who reads ledgers the way other people read faces, this one is about a woman who keeps everyone's secrets but her own. Agatha Brannock runs the Harborlight Boarding House on three things — heat, food, and numbers — and one unbreakable creed: don't pry, don't judge, and keep a roof over your tenants' secrets.
"Harborlight didn't pry. Harborlight didn't judge. Harborlight kept a roof over secrets."
Then a magistrate's seal arrives at her door, the law moves in under her own roof, and the man who takes Room Five is Gideon Ashford — the one who walked away from her years ago. It's a second-chance story with the enemy at the breakfast table, and I cannot wait for you to meet them.
When can you read it?
The Proprietor's Bargain releases July 1, 2026. If you'd like to be first through the door — advance copies, release-day reminders, and the occasional behind-the-scenes — join the reader list below. The countdown has officially begun.
And if you haven't yet met Eliza and Rowan, where it all began, start with Book One. You'll spot a familiar face or two in Agatha's parlor.
— Remy