Day Off Books

Stories made for a day off: easy to fall into, a pleasure to come back to, and the kind of page-turner that leaves you feeling better than when you started.

Annika Hale

The Heart’s Cove Files

Small-town romantic suspense on the Oregon coast

Heart’s Cove is the kind of Oregon coast town where everyone knows your business and nobody tells the truth about it. Each book follows a new couple pulling at an old case the town would rather leave buried, with a slow-burning romance and a hard-won happy ending.

See the whole series
  1. Book 1, out now

    The Woman They Blamed

    Eleven years for a murder she didn’t commit. Now she wants one thing: the name of the man who did.

  2. Book 2, out Monday, November 2

    The Father They Blamed

    Who took Cody Barrow, and can the father everyone blames help bring him home?

  3. Book 3, out Monday, November 9

    The Unfound Woman

    The storm gave up bones, but not hers. So where is Delia Strand, and who wants her kept hidden?

Annika Hale, author photo

Annika Hale

Annika Hale writes romantic suspense set where the sea keeps its secrets and small towns keep longer ones. Her stories pair wrongful accusations and cold cases with slow-burning love, high stakes, and the promise of a hard-won happy ending.

Know the morning it’s out.

One email when a new book is released. Follow a single series, or hear about every Day Off Books release, including our next series in early 2027.

Email me about

We’ll send one email to confirm. No newsletter, no sharing your address, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe. Privacy