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Suite Spot by Trish Doller

Suite Spot

by Trish Doller

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  • Mar 2022, 288 pages
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One of the few bright lights in Rachel Beck's life is her job at a Miami Beach luxury hotel―until she's fired for something she didn't do.

As a single mom, Rachel knows she needs stability, and fast. On impulse, Rachel inquires about a position at a brewery hotel on a tiny island in Lake Erie called Kelleys Island. When she's offered the job, not even the grumpy voice on the line can dissuade her from packing up her whole life and making the move.

What she finds on Kelleys Island is Mason, a handsome, reclusive man who knows everything about brewing beer and nothing about running a hotel. Especially one that's barely more than foundation and studs. It's not the job Rachel was looking for, but Mason offers her a chance to help build a hotel―and rebuild her life―from the ground up.

Trish Doller's The Suite Spot is about taking a chance on a new life and a new love.

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  1. Do you believe Rachel made the right decision leaving her life in Florida behind? Why?
  2. Rachel stays on Kelleys Island, even though nothing is as Mason promised. Would you have done the same in her position? Why do you think she was able to trust him despite all this?
  3. What is it about Mason that quiets Rachel's anxiety? What do you think her presence does for him in return?
  4. Is there a moment that stood out to you as the one where Rachel truly started to fall for Mason? What about him for her?
  5. Rachel and her sister, Anna, are at odds early in the novel. Would they have been able to find common ground if Rachel hadn't finally made a choice to change her life? Explain.
  6. Brian belatedly decides he wants a ...
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"This gentle, warm love story... entices readers to speed through it all at once, even as it also insists that the reader slow down in contemplation." —Booklist (starred review)

"Doller uses a vivid setting, strong secondary characters, and convincing depiction of loss and love to create a thoroughly satisfying story. Fans will be delighted." —Publishers Weekly

"Reading The Suite Spot is like wearing bunny slippers and drinking cocoa in a blanket fort (with a really hot guy)—the ultimate comfort read to escape into when you need a break from the world." —Roni Loren, New York Times bestselling author of What If You & Me

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Trish Doller

Trish Doller is a writer, traveler, and dog rescuer, but not necessarily in that order. She is the author of Float Plan, her women's fiction debut, and The Suite Spot. She has also written several YA novels, including the critically acclaimed Something Like Normal. When she's not writing, Trish loves sailing, camping, and avoiding housework. She lives in southwest Florida with an opinionated herding dog and an ex-pirate.

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